Chicory vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicory and borage

Chicory has more folate; however, borage has more vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for borage is 83% higher.
Borage has 3 times less folate than chicory. Chicory has 37µg of folate, while borage has 13µg.

Food types used in this article are Chicory, witloof, raw and Borage, raw.

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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.

Chicory

Borage

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+420%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+389.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+122.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1275%
Contains more CopperCopper	+154.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+249%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+350%

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.

Chicory

Borage

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+253.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+184.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.06mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.24mg	3.3mg	38%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	35mg	36%
Vitamin A	1µg	210µg	23%
Fiber	3.1g		12%
Manganese	0.1mg	0.349mg	11%
Magnesium	10mg	52mg	10%
Copper	0.051mg	0.13mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.15mg	9%
Potassium	211mg	470mg	8%
Calcium	19mg	93mg	7%
Folate	37µg	13µg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.16mg	0.9mg	5%
Phosphorus	26mg	53mg	4%
Sodium	2mg	80mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.084mg	3%
Protein	0.9g	1.8g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.041mg	2%
Fats	0.1g	0.7g	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.9µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.024g	0.17g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.002g	0.211g	1%
Calories	17kcal	21kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	588g	476g	N/A
Net carbs	0.9g	3.06g	N/A
Carbs	4g	3.06g	0%
Zinc	0.16mg	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.062mg	0.06mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.044g	0.109g	0%
Tryptophan	0.016mg		0%
Threonine	0.025mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg		0%
Leucine	0.039mg		0%
Lysine	0.035mg		0%
Methionine	0.005mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.022mg		0%
Valine	0.041mg		0%
Histidine	0.015mg		0%