Portions

The nutritional values in this article are based on a portion size of one half cup of chopped endive that weighs 25 grams. However, the best way to immediately illustrate the nutritional potential of endive is to first look at the values for a full head weighing 513 grams. A head of endive only has 87 calories but provides 64 grams of dietary fiber, 20 to 46 percent of the total recommended daily values (DV) of each of eight minerals and three vitamins, and 56 percent DV of vitamin C. It also contains 182 percent of folate, 222 percent of vitamin A, and 1,481 percent DV of vitamin K. This is a highly nutritious vegetable.