Pale chicory, sometimes called Belgian endive or witloof, is a tight, bitter leaf vegetable. It is very low in calories and provides small amounts of folate, potassium and fibre, with bitter compounds that may support digestion.
Boil briefly to mellow the bitterness; some vitamin C and folate are lost to the cooking water.
Where Chicory, pale variety, boiled in unsalted water Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 110 mg | 6% | |
| Phosphorus | 25.0 mg | 4% | |
| Chloride | 23.0 mg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 20.0 mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 17.0 µg | 2% | |
| Folate | 11.0 µg | 6% | |
| Magnesium | 5.00 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.00 mg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.400 mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 0.400 mg | 3% | |
| Manganese | 0.300 mg | 15% | |
| Niacin equivalents (NE) | 0.200 mg | 1% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.050 mg | 5% | |
| Copper | 0.020 mg | 2% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 0.100 g | — | |
| Trans fat | 0.000 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.300 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.200 g | — | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Lutein + Zeaxanthin | 600 µg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 100 µg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
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