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Chives vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and bell peppers different?

  • Chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, bell peppers are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chives is 171% higher.
  • Chives contain 12 times more vitamin A than bell peppers. While chives contain 4353IU of vitamin A, bell peppers contain only 370IU.
  • Bell peppers have a lower glycemic index (32) than chives (45).

Chives, raw and Peppers, sweet, green, raw 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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +820%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.1%
Contains more IronIron +370.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +330.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~3mg

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +310.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +227.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2774.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +950%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +38.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +76.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~5.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 7.4µg 171%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 80.4mg 25%
Folate 105µg 10µg 24%
Vitamin A 218µg 18µg 22%
Iron 1.6mg 0.34mg 16%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.122mg 11%
Copper 0.157mg 0.066mg 10%
Magnesium 42mg 10mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.224mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.028mg 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 20mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.099mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 0.86g 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.13mg 4%
Potassium 296mg 175mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.7g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.48mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.062g 1%
Calories 30kcal 20kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.37mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.17g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Carbs 4.35g 4.64g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 2.4g N/A
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 5.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.01mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +280.2%
Contains more FatsFats +329.4%
Contains more OtherOther +127.3%
~equal in Carbs ~4.64g
~equal in Water ~93.89g

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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1087.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +330.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.3%

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.