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Chicory vs. Endive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicory and endive

  • Chicory contains less vitamin A, folate, vitamin B5, manganese, iron, zinc, and copper than endive.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for endive is 43% higher.
  • Endive has a higher glycemic index than chicory.

Food types used in this article are Chicory, witloof, raw and Endive, 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.
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%
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +173.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.8%
Contains more IronIron +245.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +393.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +320%
~equal in Phosphorus ~28mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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%
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +132.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +520.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +283.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicory Endive DV% diff.
Vitamin K 231µg 193%
Folate 37µg 142µg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.9mg 15%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.42mg 14%
Vitamin A 1µg 108µg 12%
Iron 0.24mg 0.83mg 7%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.79mg 6%
Copper 0.051mg 0.099mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.075mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 6.5mg 4%
Choline 16.8mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 52mg 3%
Potassium 211mg 314mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.062mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.16mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.02mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 22mg 1%
Protein 0.9g 1.25g 1%
Magnesium 10mg 15mg 1%
Calories 17kcal 17kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 4g 3.35g 0%
Net carbs 0.9g 0.25g N/A
Sugar 0.25g N/A
Fiber 3.1g 3.1g 0%
Phosphorus 26mg 28mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0.048g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.072mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0.063mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0.053mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.023mg 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
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.9%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +193.8%
~equal in Water ~93.79g

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
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.7%

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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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/nutrients

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

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