Chicory Root

part of: Chicory

The taproot portion of the chicory plant, primarily used as a vegetable or processed for various culinary applications.

Farmed
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Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 72kcal
Protein 1.4g
Carbs 16g
Fat 0.2g
Fibre 1.5g Sugar 8.7g
Mass Distribution

1 root is about 60 g — roughly 40 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.5kg
Freshwater ≈130L
Land ≈0.4m²

≈ 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

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Where to next

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