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Chives vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and green beans different?

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, vitamin B6, and magnesium than green beans.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chives is 137% higher.
  • Chives contain 7 times more vitamin A than green beans. While chives contain 4353IU of vitamin A, green beans contain only 633IU.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than chives (45).

Chives, raw and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Chives
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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +124%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +499%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +581.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +337.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +344.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +119%
Contains more CholineCholine +225%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.074mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.614mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 47.9µg 137%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 9.7mg 54%
Vitamin A 218µg 32µg 21%
Folate 105µg 33µg 18%
Iron 1.6mg 0.65mg 12%
Copper 0.157mg 0.057mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.056mg 6%
Magnesium 42mg 18mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.074mg 5%
Calcium 92mg 44mg 5%
Phosphorus 58mg 29mg 4%
Potassium 296mg 146mg 4%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.285mg 4%
Protein 3.27g 1.89g 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.25mg 3%
Fiber 2.5g 3.2g 3%
Choline 5.2mg 16.9mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.46mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.097mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.145g 1%
Carbs 4.35g 7.88g 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.28g 1%
Calories 30kcal 35kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 3.63g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.074mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.614mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +73%
Contains more FatsFats +160.7%
Contains more OtherOther +37%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.1%
~equal in Water ~89.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +763.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.2%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.