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Celtuce vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between celtuce and chicory?

  • Celtuce is richer in vitamin A, manganese, and vitamin C, yet chicory is richer in fiber.
  • Celtuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 69% higher.
  • Celtuce has 7 times more vitamin C than chicory. Celtuce has 19.5mg of vitamin C, while chicory has 2.8mg.

We used Celtuce, raw and Chicory, witloof, raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.4%
Contains more IronIron +129.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +588%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 9.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +596.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19%
Contains more FolateFolate +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celtuce Chicory DV% diff.
Manganese 0.688mg 0.1mg 26%
Vitamin C 19.5mg 2.8mg 19%
Vitamin A 175µg 1µg 19%
Fiber 1.7g 3.1g 6%
Iron 0.55mg 0.24mg 4%
Magnesium 28mg 10mg 4%
Potassium 330mg 211mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.027mg 3%
Phosphorus 39mg 26mg 2%
Folate 46µg 37µg 2%
Calcium 39mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 0.16mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.062mg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.16mg 1%
Copper 0.04mg 0.051mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.145mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.042mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 18kcal 17kcal 0%
Protein 0.85g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 3.65g 4g 0%
Net carbs 1.95g 0.9g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more OtherOther +45.8%
~equal in Protein ~0.9g
~equal in Carbs ~4g
~equal in Water ~94.52g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/nutrients
  2. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.