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Banana vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bananas and chives?

  • Bananas are richer in vitamin B6, yet chives are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, calcium, and phosphorus.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 177% higher.
  • Bananas have 3 times more vitamin B6 than chives. Bananas have 0.367mg of vitamin B6, while chives have 0.138mg.

We used Bananas, raw and Chives, raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Chives
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1740%
Contains more IronIron +515.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +101.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +273.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.1%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Banana
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Chives
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +567.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +42440%
Contains more FolateFolate +425%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.647mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.324mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.5µg 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 58.1mg 55%
Vitamin A 3µg 218µg 24%
Folate 20µg 105µg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.138mg 18%
Iron 0.26mg 1.6mg 17%
Calcium 5mg 92mg 9%
Copper 0.078mg 0.157mg 9%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 22.84g 4.35g 6%
Phosphorus 22mg 58mg 5%
Protein 1.09g 3.27g 4%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.373mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.078mg 4%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.56mg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 42mg 4%
Calories 89kcal 30kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.115mg 3%
Potassium 358mg 296mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 5.2mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.73g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.267g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 1.85g N/A
Fiber 2.6g 2.5g 0%
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 1µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.647mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.324mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Chives
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3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +425.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more FatsFats +121.2%
Contains more WaterWater +21%
Contains more OtherOther +20.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Chives
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29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +196.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients
  2. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.