Vegetable
Heart
Heart of Chicory is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of chicory: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Cold product sears better—pat surfaces dry and do not crowd the pan.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.18 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 21.1 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7.22 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.51 g
- Total Sugars 2.85 g
- Complex / starch 1.99 g
- Protein 2.1 g
- Water 95.1 g
- Energy 33.4 kcal
- Water 95.1 g
- Carbohydrates 7.22 g
- Protein 2.1 g
- Fat 0.18 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 73.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 29.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.38 mg
- Vitamin K 23.8 µg
- Minerals 403 mg
- Major Minerals 401 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.61 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.3 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 29.4 · vitamin-e: 0.38 · vitamin-k: 23.8 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of chicory for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named heart portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of chicory for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named heart portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of chicory for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named heart portions.