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Green beans vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green beans and chives different?

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, vitamin B6, and magnesium than green beans.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chives is 137% higher.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than chives (45).

Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chives, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Chives
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 less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +124%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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.
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
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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 EVitamin E +119%
Contains more CholineCholine +225%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +499%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +581.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +337.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +344.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.647mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 212.7µg 137%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 58.1mg 54%
Vitamin A 32µg 218µg 21%
Folate 33µg 105µg 18%
Iron 0.65mg 1.6mg 12%
Copper 0.057mg 0.157mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.138mg 6%
Magnesium 18mg 42mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.324mg 5%
Calcium 44mg 92mg 5%
Phosphorus 29mg 58mg 4%
Potassium 146mg 296mg 4%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.373mg 4%
Protein 1.89g 3.27g 3%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.56mg 3%
Fiber 3.2g 2.5g 3%
Choline 16.9mg 5.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.21mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.115mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.267g 1%
Carbs 7.88g 4.35g 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.73g 1%
Calories 35kcal 30kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 1.85g N/A
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.647mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Chives
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 +81.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73%
Contains more FatsFats +160.7%
Contains more OtherOther +37%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Chives
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 -56.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +763.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.1%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.