Chives vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between chives and beans
- Chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and iron, yet beans are higher in fiber, zinc, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B1.
- Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 177% more than beans.
- Chives contain 41 times more vitamin A than beans. While chives contain 4353IU of vitamin A, beans contain only 106IU.
- The glycemic index of beans is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Chives, raw and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +31.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +84% |
Contains more IronIron | +451.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +31.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +150% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +79.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +400% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1774.2% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4260% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +40% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +91.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +50.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +26487.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +337.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +92.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +492.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin K | 212.7µg | 0.8µg | 177% |
Vitamin C | 58.1mg | 3.1mg | 61% |
Vitamin A | 218µg | 5µg | 24% |
Folate | 105µg | 24µg | 20% |
Iron | 1.6mg | 0.29mg | 16% |
Manganese | 0.373mg | 16% | |
Fiber | 2.5g | 5.5g | 12% |
Zinc | 0.56mg | 1.4mg | 8% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 4.5µg | 7% |
Phosphorus | 58mg | 104mg | 7% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.078mg | 0.15mg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.324mg | 6% | |
Choline | 5.2mg | 30.8mg | 5% |
Carbs | 4.35g | 20.49g | 5% |
Copper | 0.157mg | 0.206mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.115mg | 0.06mg | 4% |
Calories | 30kcal | 105kcal | 4% |
Calcium | 92mg | 50mg | 4% |
Protein | 3.27g | 4.8g | 3% |
Magnesium | 42mg | 32mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.267g | 0.172g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.647mg | 0.43mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.73g | 0.4g | 1% |
Net carbs | 1.85g | 14.99g | N/A |
Potassium | 296mg | 296mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.85g | 7.78g | N/A |
Sodium | 3mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.21mg | 0.15mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.146g | 0.103g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.095g | 0.035g | 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
Contains more FatsFats | +82.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +24.9% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +46.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +371% |
Contains more OtherOther | +71% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +171.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +55.2% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -29.5% |