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Chives vs. Avocado — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chives and avocadoes

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and manganese; however, avocadoes are higher in vitamin B5, fiber, vitamin E, and vitamin B6.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 160% more than avocadoes.
  • Chives have 30 times more vitamin A than avocadoes. While chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, avocadoes have only 146IU.
  • Chives have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chives, raw and Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +666.7%
Contains more IronIron +190.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +162.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +21%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%

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.
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%
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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +481%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3014.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +912.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +885.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +168.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +328.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Avocado DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 21µg 160%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 10mg 53%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 9.799g 24%
Vitamin A 218µg 7µg 23%
Fats 0.73g 14.66g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 1.389mg 21%
Fiber 2.5g 6.7g 17%
Iron 1.6mg 0.55mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 2.07mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 1.816g 10%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.142mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.146g 2.126g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.257mg 9%
Calcium 92mg 12mg 8%
Calories 30kcal 160kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 1.738mg 7%
Folate 105µg 81µg 6%
Potassium 296mg 485mg 6%
Copper 0.157mg 0.19mg 4%
Protein 3.27g 2g 3%
Magnesium 42mg 29mg 3%
Choline 5.2mg 14.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.067mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Phosphorus 58mg 52mg 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.64mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 8.53g 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 3mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.5%
Contains more WaterWater +23.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1908.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.1%
Contains more OtherOther +58%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10214.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +580.1%

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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. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/nutrients
  2. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients

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

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