Endive Nutrition facts
Endive
Endive, and its close relative escarole, are a green leafy vegetable with a hint of bitter flavor. Nevertheless, these popular salad plants meant much more than just leafy greens; packed with numerous health benefiting plant nutrients such as anti-oxidant lactones, vitamin-C, vitamin-A, etc.
Botanically, this perennial herbaceous leafy plant belongs to the Asteraceae (daisy) family, in the genus, Cichorium, and is closely related to chicory, radicchio, and Belgian endive (witloof).
Scientific name: Cichorium endivia.
Endive is native to the Asia Minor region. This cool-season crop requires well-drained fertile soil to flourish. There exist two main cultivar varieties of endive: curly-endive (Frisée, Cichorium endivia, var crispum) with narrow curly leaves, and Escarole or scarole (Cichorium endivia, var latifolia) with broad leaves. Escarole leaves have serrated, dentate margins (like in dandelion or lettuce) with thick stalks. Its leaves feature, however, less pungency than the small, curly, intensely bitter taste of 'frisée' (curly-endive).
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 17 Kcal | <1% |
| Carbohydrates | 3.35 g | 2.5% |
| Protein | 1.25 g | 2% |
| Total Fat | 0.20 g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.10 g | 8% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 142 µg | 36% |
| Niacin | 0.400 mg | 2.5% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.900 mg | 18% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.020 mg | 1.5% |
| Riboflavin | 0.075 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin | 0.080 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 2167 IU | 72% |
| Vitamin C | 6.5 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 0.44 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 231 µg | 192% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 22 mg | 1.5% |
| Potassium | 314 mg | 7% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 52 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.099 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 0.83 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 15 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.420 mg | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 28 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 0.2 mcg | <1% |
| Zinc | 0.79 mg | 7% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 1300 µg | -- |
| Carotene-α | 0 µg | -- |
| Cryptoxanthin-ß | 0 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 0 µg | -- |