Is belgian endive high in dairy proteins?

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Do not confuse the leaf with chicory root fibre. Chicory root inulin, chicory root extract and chicory coffee are concentrated fructans and behave very differently in a sensitive gut than the blanched leaf does. If a protein bar or a coffee substitute lists chicory, that is the root, not this vegetable. / Belgian endive and leafy endive are not interchangeable in a salicylate elimination. The open leafy endive entry grades high in salicylates while the forced chicon grades clean, so log the two separately rather than treating endive as one food. / The classic preparations are the risk, not the vegetable. Endives au jambon buries the chicons in ham, bechamel and gratineed cheese, all of which bring dairy protein, lactose and cured-meat histamine into a dish whose vegetable is spotless. / The bitterness comes from sesquiterpene lactones, which is why endive can taste harsh raw and mellow when braised. Bitterness is not a trigger signal here, it is just the plant.