Editing Radicchio (section)

{{short description|Leaf vegetable}}
{{refimprove|date=March 2013}}
{{infobox cultivar
| name = Radicchio
| image = Radicchio, halbiert.jpg
| image_caption =
| species = ''[[Cichorium intybus]]'' var. ''foliosum''
| group = Radicchio group
}}
{{nutritional value | name=Radicchio, raw
| kJ = 96
| protein = 1.43 g
| fat = 0.25 g
| carbs = 4.48 g
| fiber = 0.9 g
| sugars = 0.6 g
| calcium_mg = 19
| iron_mg = 0.57
| magnesium_mg = 13
| phosphorus_mg = 40
| potassium_mg = 302
| sodium_mg = 22
| zinc_mg = 0.62
| manganese_mg = 0.138
| vitC_mg = 8
| thiamin_mg = 0.016
| riboflavin_mg = 0.028
| niacin_mg = 0.255
| pantothenic_mg = 0.269
| vitB6_mg = 0.057
| folate_ug = 60
| lutein_ug = 8832
| vitE_mg = 2.26
| vitK_ug = 255.2
| source_usda = 1
| note = [https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168564/nutrients Link to USDA database entry]
}}

'''Radicchio'''{{efn|English: {{IPAc-en|r|ə|ˈ|d|ɪ|k|i|oʊ}} {{respell|rə|DIK|ee|oh}} or {{IPAc-en|r|ə|ˈ|d|iː|k|i|oʊ}} {{respell|rə|DEE|kee|oh}}, {{IPA|it|raˈdikkjo|lang|small=no}}; {{langx|vec|radicio}} {{IPA|vec|ɾaˈditʃo|}}.}} is a [[perennial]] cultivated form of [[Leaf vegetable|leaf]] [[chicory]] (''[[Cichorium intybus]]'', [[Asteraceae]]), commonly used in [[Italian cuisine]]. It is grown as a [[leaf vegetable]] and usually has colorful, white-veined red leaves that form a head. Radicchio has a [[Bitter (taste)|bitter]] and [[spicy]] taste that mellows if it is [[grilled]] or [[roasted]].