Belgian Endive & Witloof

part of: Chicory

Focuses on the forced, blanched cultivars of chicory known as Witloof or Belgian Endive.

Farmed
photograph to come — from twenty years of markets, farms and kitchens

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 17kcal
Protein 0.9g
Carbs 0.9g
Fat 0.1g
Fibre 3.1g Sugar 0g
Mass Distribution

1 head is about 53 g — roughly 10 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.56kg
Freshwater ≈144.44L
Land ≈0.44m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

Full credits, licences, and methods: the sources page →

Where to next

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