Chemical Composition and Nutritive Benefits of Chicory (Cichorium intybus) as an Ideal Complementary and/or Alternative Livestock Feed Supplement

Table 2

Mineral content (mg/100 g) of chicory plant (leaves and roots) in comparison with [1].

Chicory plant	Macroelements					Microelements
	Ca	K	Mg	Na	Fe	Cu	Mn	Zn	Pb
Roots	181.26 ± 4.40	103.7 ± 4.62	20.14 ± 1.69	67.42 ± 2.45	1.77 ± 0.21	0.36 ± 0.02	0.31 ± 0.10	0.39 ± 0.03	0.04 ± 0.003
Leaves	292.61 ± 13.35	166.57 ± 3.43	6.944 ± 5.86	88.84 ± 2.58	9.178 ± 0.85	0.60 ± 0.06	0.90 ± 0.01	0.91 ± 0.03	0.03 ± 0.01
RDA mg/100 g	1000–1300	-	240–420	1600	8–11	0.8–1.2	1.6–2.3	12–15	-

RDA recommended daily requirement for men and women.