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Vegetable vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between vegetable and chicory

  • Chicory has less vitamin A, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Vegetable covers your daily vitamin A needs 85% more than chicory.
  • Chicory contains 5 times less vitamin B3 than vegetable. Vegetable contains 0.851mg of vitamin B3, while chicory contains 0.16mg.
  • The glycemic index of vegetable is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chicory, witloof, 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%

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 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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.145mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +217.8%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +227.3%
Contains more OtherOther +39.6%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.6%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.