Chicory Greens
Description
Chicory greens, the leaves of the blue perennial composite herb Cichorium intybus. The plants are grown in darkness or semidarkness to blanch them for use as a salad. The endive plant Cichorium endivia is a close relative.
Chicory greens are an excellent source of provitamin A carotenoids, vitamin C and potassium.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 21 |
| Protein: | 1.53 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 4.23 gm |
| Fiber: | .72 gm |
| Total fats: | .27 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .066 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .123 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 90 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 3600 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .054 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .090 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | - | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .450 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | - | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | - | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 21.6 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 90 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | .90 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | - | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .81 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 27 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | - | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 42 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 378 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 41 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | - | 15 mg |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 90 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | .028 gm |
| Threonine: | .042 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .091 gm |
| Leucine: | .067 gm |
| Lysine: | .060 gm |
| Methionine: | .009 gm |
| Cysteine: | - gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .037 gm |
| Tyrosine: | - gm |
| Valine: | .069 gm |
| Arginine: | .112 gm |
| Histidine: | .026 gm |
| Alanine: | - gm |
| Aspartic acid: | - gm |
| Glutamic acid: | - gm |
| Glycine: | - gm |
| Proline: | - gm |
| Serine: | - gm |
1. 1/2 cup chopped, 90 grams
References
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Vegetables and Vegetable Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1984.
Woolf, H.B. ed. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. G & C Merriam: Springfield, MA. 1984.
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