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Borage vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are borage and chives different?

  • Borage is higher in iron and potassium; however, chives are richer in vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chives is 26% higher.
  • Borage contains 2 times more iron than chives. While borage contains 3.3mg of iron, chives contain only 1.6mg.

Borage, raw 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.
Borage
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
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 +23.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.8%
Contains more IronIron +106.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +180%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
~equal in Calcium ~92mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~58mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.373mg
~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.
Borage
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +690.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +707.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~218µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Borage Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 35mg 58.1mg 26%
Folate 13µg 105µg 23%
Iron 3.3mg 1.6mg 21%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.324mg 6%
Potassium 470mg 296mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.138mg 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.56mg 3%
Protein 1.8g 3.27g 3%
Sodium 80mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.115mg 3%
Copper 0.13mg 0.157mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.647mg 2%
Magnesium 52mg 42mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.078mg 2%
Phosphorus 53mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin A 210µg 218µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Manganese 0.349mg 0.373mg 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.267g 1%
Calories 21kcal 30kcal 0%
Fats 0.7g 0.73g 0%
Carbs 3.06g 4.35g 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 1.85g N/A
Calcium 93mg 92mg 0%
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.211g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Borage
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2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 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 OtherOther +44%
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.73g
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Borage
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35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145%

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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. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.

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