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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.
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%
Beans
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
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%
~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.
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%
Beans
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Beans DV% diff.
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
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
Beans
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
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
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
Beans
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +171.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.5%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.