Study on Nutritional Components of Wild Cichorium intybus Linn.

Taking wild Cichorium intybus Linn as the material,the nutritional components of wild Cichorium Intybus Linn.were studied.The results showed that content of protein in wild Cichorium intybus Linn.was 2.29%.Soluble sugar,vitamin C,carotene,citric acid,malic acid and fumaric acid were respectively 50.8,11.0,9.9,0.3,113.4 and 19.3 gram per 100gram fresh vegetable.