Chicory vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicory and vegetable

Chicory has less vitamin A, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, and fiber.
Vegetable covers your daily vitamin A needs 85% more than chicory.
Vegetable contains 2 times less folate than chicory. Chicory contains 37µg of folate, while vegetable contains 19µg.
The glycemic index of vegetable is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicory, witloof, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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

Vegetable

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+31.6%
Contains more IronIron	+241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+206.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+279%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

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

Vegetable

Contains more FolateFolate

+94.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+21300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+431.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.151mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	1µg	214µg	24%
Vitamin K		23.5µg	20%
Manganese	0.1mg	0.379mg	12%
Iron	0.24mg	0.82mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.12mg	7%
Fiber	3.1g	4.4g	5%
Folate	37µg	19µg	5%
Protein	0.9g	2.86g	4%
Copper	0.051mg	0.083mg	4%
Phosphorus	26mg	51mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.16mg	0.851mg	4%
Choline		24.1mg	4%
Carbs	4g	13.09g	3%
Magnesium	10mg	22mg	3%
Zinc	0.16mg	0.49mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.38mg	3%
Calories	17kcal	65kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.074mg	2%
Calcium	19mg	25mg	1%
Potassium	211mg	169mg	1%
Sodium	2mg	35mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.062mg	0.071mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	588g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.15g	0%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	3.2mg	0%
Net carbs	0.9g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar		3.12g	N/A
Selenium	0.2µg	0.3µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.145mg	0.151mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.024g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.002g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.044g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.016mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.025mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.039mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.035mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.005mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.022mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.041mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.015mg	0.073mg	0%