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Chives vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chives and bananas?

  • Chives are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, calcium, and phosphorus, yet bananas are richer in vitamin B6.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 177% higher.
  • Chives have 68 times more vitamin A than bananas. Chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, while bananas have 64IU.

We used Chives, raw and Bananas, 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.
Chives
7
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%
Banana
3
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%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%

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
7
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%
Banana
2
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.665mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.334mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

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

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
2
29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Banana
1
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +196.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.3%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.