Vegan - Vegetarian RecipesEscarole - Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Escarole

Escarole
(Escarole) Escarole is a broad-leaf endive that makes a nice addition to a mixed green salad.  In contrast to the leaf lettuces, escarole has a firm chewy texture and a slightly bitter taste.  Combined with milder-tasting lettuce, escarole adds "interest" to a salad.  Select heads that are crisp and bright green.  We could not find the nutritional chart information specifically for escarole, but the nutritional chart below for endive (general category) appears to be fairly accurate for escarole, too.

Endive, raw

Scientific Name: Cichorium endivia

NDB No: 11213

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion 		Sample
Count 		Std.
Error
Proximates
Water
g
93.79
24
0.254
Energy
kcal
17
0
 
Energy
kj
71
0
 
Protein
g
1.25
2
 
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.20
2
 
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
3.35
0
 
Fiber, total dietary
g
3.1
0
 
Ash
g
1.41
2
 
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
52
4
5.780
Iron, Fe
mg
0.83
4
0.239
Magnesium, Mg
mg
15
4
5.530
Phosphorus, P
mg
28
3
3.844
Potassium, K
mg
314
18
22.487
Sodium, Na
mg
22
18
4.106
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.79
2
 
Copper, Cu
mg
0.099
1
 
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.420
1
 
Selenium, Se
mcg
0.2
0
 
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
6.5
2
 
Thiamin
mg
0.080
2
 
Riboflavin
mg
0.075
2
 
Niacin
mg
0.400
2
 
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.900
0
 
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.020
0
 
Folate, total
mcg
142
6
13.409
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
 
Folate, food
mcg
142
6
13.409
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
142
0
 
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
 
Vitamin A, IU
IU
2050
2
 
Vitamin A, RE
mcg_RE
205
2
 
Vitamin E
mg_ATE
0.440
0
 
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.048
0
 
4:0
g
0.000
0
 
6:0
g
0.000
0
 
8:0
g
0.000
0
 
10:0
g
0.000
0
 
12:0
g
0.000
0
 
14:0
g
0.003
0
 
16:0
g
0.041
0
 
18:0
g
0.002
0
 
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.004
0
 
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.004
0
 
20:1
g
0.000
0
 
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.087
0
 
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.075
0
 
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.013
0
 
18:4
g
0.000
0
 
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
 
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.005
5
 
Threonine
g
0.050
7
 
Isoleucine
g
0.072
7
 
Leucine
g
0.098
7
 
Lysine
g
0.063
7
 
Methionine
g
0.014
7
 
Cystine
g
0.010
3
 
Phenylalanine
g
0.053
7
 
Tyrosine
g
0.040
3
 
Valine
g
0.063
7
 
Arginine
g
0.062
7
 
Histidine
g
0.023
7
 
Alanine
g
0.062
3
 
Aspartic acid
g
0.130
3
 
Glutamic acid
g
0.166
3
 
Glycine
g
0.058
3
 
Proline
g
0.059
3
 
Serine
g
0.049
3
 

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)

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