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Instant coffee vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between instant coffee and chicory?

  • Instant coffee has less fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamin B1 than chicory.
  • Chicory's daily need coverage for fiber is 12% higher.

We used Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water and Chicory, witloof, raw types in this comparison.

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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 2.9% 1.2% 2.6% 1.5% 3.7% 0.27% 1.3% 0.52% 2% 0.55%
Chicory
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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 +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +603.3%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +363.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +766.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.23% 4.4% 0.06% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Instant coffee Chicory DV% diff.
Fiber 0g 3.1g 12%
Folate 0µg 37µg 9%
Caffeine 26mg 7%
Potassium 30mg 211mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.062mg 5%
Copper 0.011mg 0.051mg 4%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Iron 0.04mg 0.24mg 3%
Phosphorus 3mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.001mg 0.145mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.042mg 3%
Protein 0.1g 0.9g 2%
Calcium 4mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.027mg 2%
Calories 2kcal 17kcal 1%
Carbs 0.34g 4g 1%
Magnesium 4mg 10mg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.16mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 200kcal 189kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 5000g 588g N/A
Fats 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.34g 0.9g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.236mg 0.16mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.002g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.34 g
Water: 99.09 g
Other: 0.47 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 +800%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1076.5%
~equal in Water ~94.52g
~equal in Other ~0.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.002 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 -91.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2100%

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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. Instant coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174130/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.