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Salsify vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsify and chicory different?

  • Salsify is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin B2; however, chicory is richer in folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for salsify is 14% higher.
  • Salsify contains 6 times more vitamin B2 than chicory. While salsify contains 0.173mg of vitamin B2, chicory contains only 0.027mg.

Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chicory, witloof, raw are the varieties 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 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +147.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.1%
Contains more IronIron +129.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%

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 15% 0% 0% 3.8% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11%
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 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +540.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +419%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +146.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsify Chicory DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.042mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.173mg 0.027mg 11%
Folate 15µg 37µg 6%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.1mg 5%
Choline 25.9mg 5%
Protein 2.73g 0.9g 4%
Carbs 15.36g 4g 4%
Iron 0.55mg 0.24mg 4%
Phosphorus 56mg 26mg 4%
Calories 68kcal 17kcal 3%
Calcium 47mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.276mg 0.145mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 2.8mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 283mg 211mg 2%
Copper 0.07mg 0.051mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.16mg 1%
Sodium 16mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0.062mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.392mg 0.16mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 249kcal 189kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 147g 588g N/A
Fats 0.17g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.26g 0.9g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Fiber 3.1g 3.1g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 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
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 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 +203.3%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +284%
Contains more OtherOther +54.2%
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +68.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.5%

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/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.