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Shallot vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallots and chicory different?

  • Shallots are higher than chicory in vitamin B6, iron, manganese, and vitamin C.
  • Shallots cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 23% more than chicory.
  • Shallots contain 5 times more iron than chicory. Shallots contain 1.2mg of iron, while chicory contains 0.24mg.
  • Shallots have a higher glycemic index (30) than chicory (0).

Shallots, raw and Chicory, witloof, raw types were used in this article.

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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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +192%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +721.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~37µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Chicory DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.042mg 23%
Iron 1.2mg 0.24mg 12%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin C 8mg 2.8mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 26mg 5%
Carbs 16.8g 4g 4%
Potassium 334mg 211mg 4%
Copper 0.088mg 0.051mg 4%
Calories 72kcal 17kcal 3%
Protein 2.5g 0.9g 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.145mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 19mg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.16mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Folate 34µg 37µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.5g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 288kcal 189kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 588g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 0.9g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Fiber 3.2g 3.1g 0%
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.062mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.16mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +320%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.8%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.