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Spirulina vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spirulina and chicory?

  • Spirulina is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, yet chicory is higher in fiber and folate.
  • Spirulina's daily need coverage for copper is 61% more.
  • Spirulina has 49 times more sodium than chicory. While spirulina has 98mg of sodium, chicory has only 2mg.

We used Seaweed, spirulina, raw and Chicory, witloof, raw types 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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
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 +90%
Contains more IronIron +1062.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1070.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%

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 3% 0% 1% 9.8% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
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 AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +258.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +647.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +311.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spirulina Chicory DV% diff.
Copper 0.597mg 0.051mg 61%
Iron 2.79mg 0.24mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.342mg 0.027mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.222mg 0.062mg 13%
Fiber 0.4g 3.1g 11%
Protein 5.92g 0.9g 10%
Folate 9µg 37µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.196mg 0.16mg 6%
Sodium 98mg 2mg 4%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.325mg 0.145mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2.8mg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 127mg 211mg 2%
Phosphorus 11mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Carbs 2.42g 4g 1%
Calcium 12mg 19mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.042mg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.135g 0.024g 1%
Calories 26kcal 17kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 23g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 44kcal 189kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 385g 588g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.02g 0.9g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.16mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.106g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 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 +557.8%
Contains more FatsFats +290%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.3%
~equal in Water ~94.52g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.