Chicory
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'''Common chicory''' ('''''Cichorium intybus'''''){{cite web |url=http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=694 |title=Cichorium intybus |publisher=FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN |access-date=2013-12-16 |archive-date=2013-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523061502/http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=694 |url-status=dead }} is a somewhat woody, [[perennial]] herbaceous plant of the family [[Asteraceae]], usually with bright blue [[flower]]s, rarely white or pink. Native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia. |
'''Common chicory''' ('''''Cichorium intybus'''''){{cite web |url=http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=694 |title=Cichorium intybus |publisher=FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN |access-date=2013-12-16 |archive-date=2013-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523061502/http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=694 |url-status=dead }} is a somewhat woody, [[perennial]] herbaceous plant of the family [[Asteraceae]], usually with bright blue [[flower]]s, rarely white or pink. Native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia. |
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Many varieties are cultivated for [[salad leaves]], chicons ([[blanching (horticulture)|blanched]] buds), or roots (var. ''sativum''), which are baked, ground, and used as a [[coffee substitute]] and [[food additive]]. In the 21st century, [[inulin]], an [[extract]] from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a [[sweetener]] and source of [[dietary fiber]]. Chicory is also grown as a [[forage]] crop for [[livestock]]. |
Many varieties are cultivated for [[salad leaf|salad leaves]], chicons ([[blanching (horticulture)|blanched]] buds), or roots (var. ''sativum''), which are baked, ground, and used as a [[coffee substitute]] and [[food additive]]. In the 21st century, [[inulin]], an [[extract]] from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a [[sweetener]] and source of [[dietary fiber]]. Chicory is also grown as a [[forage]] crop for [[livestock]]. |
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