Enter your search keywords Search for Magazine Assortment Biological Contacts Home / Products / Chioggia chicory Radicchio of Chioggia Radicchio or red chicory is a composite with very ancient origins and very widespread spontaneously in the Mediterranean areas.It is appreciated for the multiplicity of its uses, from the fresh market to the IV range and for the diversity of shape and color of the different types, from type red ball or Chioggia, early and late Treviso up to variegates. Another strong point is the shelf life which is much longer than some other composites such as lettuce and valerian. The establishment of hybrid varieties has made it possible to significantly standardize the quality of production and also to increase yields, making red radicchio today a widely consumed product available on the market for almost the entire year. It has a high percentage of fiber (about 70%) and appreciable contents of Fe, Ca and Vitamin C (10 mg / 100 g). It is a rustic plant but prefers fertile, fresh and deep, moderately compact soils. The best cultivation technique is transplanting which allows for an optimized investment and greater uniformity of production. The sowings are carried out mostly in the summer-autumn months with harvests ranging from autumn to the end of the following winter. The most common health problems for radicchio are to be attributed to the common leaf cryptogams (Peronospora, Oidium, Anthracnose, Rust, Botrytis) and to the rottenness of the collar (Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Sclerotinia). Nutritional values for 100 grams of radicchio: Edible part: 72 gr. - Kcal: 13 - Animal proteins: 0 gr. - Vegetable proteins: 1.4 gr. - Carbohydrates: 1.6 gr. - Fats: 0.1 gr. - Fibers: 0.3 gr. - Iron: 36 mg - Calcium: 36 mg - Vitamin C: 10 mg Read more Scroll down Organic Conventional Organic (2) Region East Center (7) West Center (7) North (7) South (7) Sardinia (6) Sicily (6) Fucino (4) Round of Chioggia Botticelli Indigo Caspian Leonardo Rossini Corelli Rubro Raffaello Most Visited Organic assortment Fennel Announcements Follow Bejo Youtube RSS feed Contacts ADDRESS Bejo Italia srl with sole shareholder Via Cervara Vecchia n.13 48015 Pisignano di Cervia (RA) T 0544-959011 F 0544-959045 E info@bejoitalia.it This is bejo quality Conditions and declarations © 2016 Bejo Zaden BV All rights reserved.