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Chicory vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicory and coffee

  • The amount of fiber, folate, and copper in chicory is higher than in coffee.
  • Chicory covers your daily fiber needs 12% more than coffee.
  • Coffee has 26 times less copper than chicory. Chicory has 0.051mg of copper, while coffee has 0.002mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicory, witloof, raw and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water.

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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 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
Coffee
Coffee
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +330.6%
Contains more IronIron +2300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2450%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +766.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +334.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 9.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28% 0%
Coffee
Coffee
6
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 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4100%
Contains more FolateFolate +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicory Coffee DV% diff.
Fiber 3.1g 0g 12%
Caffeine 40mg 10%
Folate 37µg 2µg 9%
Potassium 211mg 49mg 5%
Copper 0.051mg 0.002mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.062mg 0.014mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.076mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.001mg 3%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.023mg 3%
Iron 0.24mg 0.01mg 3%
Phosphorus 26mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.254mg 2%
Protein 0.9g 0.12g 2%
Calcium 19mg 2mg 2%
Calories 17kcal 1kcal 1%
Carbs 4g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 0.9g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.16mg 0.191mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Coffee
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +650%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~99.39g
~equal in Other ~0.47g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Coffee
Coffee
2
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +650%

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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. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/nutrients
  2. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.