Chicory greens, raw

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 81 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.7 g · 7 kcal/100g
Fat 0.3 g · 3 kcal/100g
Carbs 4.7 g · 19 kcal/100g
Fiber 4.0 g
Water 92 g
Total energy 23 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (66%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 62 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.3g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.11g

Saturated fat is 2.9% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 27 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 74%
Lysine 88%
Methionine + Cysteine 27%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 64%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Methionine + Cysteine (27% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 57 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 286 µg
Vitamin C 24.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 2.3 mg
Vitamin K 298 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.06 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.10 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.5 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.2 mg
Vitamin B6 0.11 mg
Folate (B9) 110 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 100 mg
Iron 0.9 mg
Magnesium 30 mg
Phosphorus 47 mg
Potassium 420 mg
Sodium 45 mg
Zinc 0.4 mg
Copper 0.30 mg
Manganese 0.43 mg
Selenium 0.3 µg

Notable source of Vitamin K (397% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.