Cardoon

Zoom on carbohydrates

• The carbohydrate content of raw cardoon (1.70 g per 100 g) is well below the average content in raw vegetables (4.45 g per 100 g).
• Raw cardoon is low in sugar* as it contains less than 5 g per 100 g.

Zoom on fibres

• The fibre content of raw cardoon (1.60 g per 100 g) is lower than the average content in raw vegetables (2.43 g per 100 g).

Zoom on proteins

• The protein content of raw cardoon (0.70 g per 100 g) is lower than the average content in raw vegetables (1.87 g per 100 g).

Zoom on lipids

• The fat content of raw cardoon (0.10 g per 100 g) is lower than the average content in raw vegetables (0.56 g per 100 g).
• Raw cardoon does is fat-free* as it contains less than 0.5 g per 100 g.

*Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods. 

Zoom on minerals and trace elements

• Raw cardoon is a source of:
  • copper, as it provides the equivalent of 23% of DRVs, i.e. 0.23 mg per 100 g. According to the Ciqual 2020 table, raw cardoon is one of the vegetables with the highest copper content;
  • potassium, as it provides the equivalent of 20% of DRVs, i.e. 400 mg per 100 g.
• Raw cardoon also contains significant amounts of manganese and magnesium. In fact, it provides the equivalent of:
  • 13% of DRVs for manganese, i.e. 0.26 mg per 100 g;
  • 11.20% of DRVs for magnesium, i.e. 42 mg per 100 g.
• The other minerals and trace elements are present in quantities representing less than 9% of DRVs.

Zoom on vitamins

• Raw cardoon is high in vitamin B9, as it provides the equivalent of 34% of DRVs, i.e. 68 µg per 100 g.
• Vitamin B6 is also well represented in raw cardoon, with an amount equivalent to 8.57% of DRVs, i.e. 0.12 mg per 100 g.
• The other vitamins represent less than 6% of DRVs.

The following values are approximate and depend on variety, season, ripeness, cultivation conditions, etc. Cooked cardoon is low in energy* as it provides an average of 21.60 calories (kcal) per 100 g, i.e. 90.60 kJ.

COMPOSITION TABLES

For each nutrient, the tables provide information on the content, minimum and maximum values and the percentage of the Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) per 100 g net of cooked cardoon.

*Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.

Zoom on carbohydrates

• The carbohydrate content of cooked cardoon (3.63 g per 100 g) is lower than the average amount for cooked vegetables (4.85 g per 100 g).
• Cooked cardoon is low in sugar* as it contains less than 5 g per 100 g.

Zoom on fibres

• The amount of fibre in cooked cardoon (1.70 g per 100 g) is lower than the average amount in cooked vegetables (2.89 g per 100 g).

Zoom on proteins

• The protein content of cooked cardoon (0.76 g per 100 g) is lower than the average amount found in cooked vegetables (2 g per 100 g).

Zoom on lipids

• Cooked cardoon is fat-free* as it contains less than 0.5 g per 100 g.

*Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods. 

Zoom on minerals and trace elements

• Cooked cardoon is a source of potassium as it provides the equivalent of 19.60% of DRVs, i.e. 392 mg per 100 g.
• It also contains significant amounts of magnesium and calcium. In fact, it provides the equivalent of:
  • 11.47% of DRVs for magnesium, i.e. 43 mg per 100 g. It is one of the vegetables with the highest magnesium content according to the Ciqual 2020 table;
  • 9% of DRVs for calcium, i.e. 72 mg per 100 g.
• The other minerals and trace elements are present in quantities representing less than 7% of DRVs.

Zoom on vitamins

• Cooked cardoon contains a significant amount of vitamin B9 as it provides the equivalent of 11% of DRVs, i.e. 22 µg per 100 g.
• The content of the other vitamins represents less than 4% of DRVs.

*Calculation made: Beta-Carotene / 6 + retinol

According to the definitions of nutrition claims as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims, and in view of the composition of cooked cardoon, the following claims may be used:

NUTRITION CLAIMS OF COOKED CARDOON

• Low in energy (100 g of cooked cardoon provide less than 40 kcal)
• Fat-free (100 g of cooked cardoon do not contain more than 0.5 g of fat)
• Low in sugar (100 g of cooked cardoon do not contain more than 5 g of sugars)
• Source of potassium (100 g of cooked cardoon provide the equivalent of more than 15% of DRVs)

HEALTH CLAIMS (for a consumption of 100 g of cooked cardoon)

Potassium

• Potassium contributes to:
  • normal functioning of the nervous system,
  • normal muscle function,
  • maintenance of normal blood pressure.