Category/Vegetables/Belgian-endives

The category Belgian endives describes the leaves, usually eaten raw as salad leaves.

The category comprises the leaves that are not or minimally processed, with some added ingredients.

Super-categories

The super (parent) categories of Belgian endives are:

• Leaf vegetables;
• etc.

Sub-categories

• Canned Belgian endives for Belgian endives in glass pots and cans;
• Fresh Belgian endives for fresh Belgian endives;
• Brussels grondwitloof for Belgian endives with a PGI label;

Related categories

The ingredient Belgian endives occurs in some 103 categories. Several of these categories highlight spinach:

• endives with ham for a variety of meals that contain Belgian endives and ham;
• radicchio - (italian chicory);

Ingredients

For all subcategories.

Required ingredients

The following ingredient is minimally required for products in this category:

• belgian endive

Fresh Belgian endives

Required ingredients

The following single ingredient is required for products in this category:

• belgian endive

Disallowed ingredients

All other ingredients are disallowed.

Canned Belgian endives

Required ingredients

The following ingredient is minimally required for products in this category:

• belgian endive

Optional ingredients

• Salt - Most Belgian endives have salt added.
• Water - Most Belgian endives have water added.
• Acid as a preservative;

Disallowed ingredients

There might be some other ingredients used as enhancer.

Production process/labels

not yet looked at

Nutritional information

Fresh Belgian endives

	min	10%	med	90%	max
Energy (kJ/100g)	38	63	73	85	96
Fat (%)	0	0	0.2	0.26	0.5
Saturated fat (%)	0	0	0.04	0.1	0.1
Carbohydrates (%)	0	0.3	1	3.53	4.15
Sugars (%)	0	0	0.33	0.7	1.5
Fiber (%)	0.9	1.6	2.2	2.5	3.6
Proteins (%)	1	1.8	2.77	3.3	5
Salt (%)	0	0.03	0.17	0.25	0.35
Fruit (%)			100

Canned Belgian endives

	min	10%	med	90%	max
Energy (kJ/100g)	54	54	75	92	92
Fat (%)	0	0	0.1	0.5	0.5
Saturated fat (%)	0	0	0.08	0.1	0.1
Carbohydrates (%)	1.31	2.3	2.4	3.15	4.5
Sugars (%)	0	0	1.72	2.4	2.6
Fiber (%)	0	0.9	1.7	2.2	3.1
Proteins (%)	1	1	1.08	1.5	1.82
Salt (%)	0	0	0.004	0.06	0.061
Fruit (%)

Quality Monitoring

• Single ingredient check:
  • Fresh Belgian endives should only contain the ingredient Belgian endives;

• Opposites check:
  • Canned Belgian endives and Fresh Belgian endives should not be assigned simultaneously;

• Nutritional values envelope - none defined yet;

Last cleanup by hand on 26 sep 2024.

Sales format

Belgian endives is sold by:

• package - sold in bags with multiple whole heads;
• tins
• weight - in the bulk vegetable aisles or markets;

References

• Chicory@wikipedia - focussed on the plant;
• Belgian_endive@wiktionary;
• Chicory@wikidata - no distinction is made between the plant and the food;