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Beetroot vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beetroot and chives?

  • Beetroot has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 than chives.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 177% higher.
  • Beetroot has 4 times more sugar than chives. Beetroot has 6.76g of sugar, while chives have 1.85g.
  • Chives have a lower glycemic index than beetroot.

We used Beets, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +82.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Potassium ~296mg

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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 CholineCholine +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1085.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +425%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +93.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +106250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~105µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.2µg 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 58.1mg 59%
Vitamin A 2µg 218µg 24%
Iron 0.8mg 1.6mg 10%
Copper 0.075mg 0.157mg 9%
Calcium 16mg 92mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.115mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.138mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 42mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.078mg 4%
Phosphorus 40mg 58mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.324mg 3%
Protein 1.61g 3.27g 3%
Carbs 9.56g 4.35g 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.56mg 2%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.373mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.647mg 2%
Folate 109µg 105µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.146g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.267g 1%
Calories 43kcal 30kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.21mg 1%
Fiber 2.8g 2.5g 1%
Potassium 325mg 296mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.73g 1%
Net carbs 6.76g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 1.85g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Choline 6mg 5.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 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 +119.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.1%
Contains more FatsFats +329.4%
~equal in Water ~90.65g
~equal in Other ~1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 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 -81.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +196.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +345%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.