Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Chives vs. Butterbur — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between chives and butterbur

  • Chives have more vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5; however, butterbur has more potassium.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% more.
  • Chives have 16 times more iron than butterbur. Chives have 1.6mg of iron, while butterbur has 0.1mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chives, raw and Butterbur, (fuki), raw.

Infographic

Chives vs Butterbur infographic
Infographic link

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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 31% 58% 3.8% 34% 4.4% 5.1% 0.91% 36% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more IronIron +1500%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +383.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.3%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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
11
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 105% 1% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 1.9% 22% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +912.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +950%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Butterbur DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 31.5mg 30%
Vitamin A 218µg 3µg 24%
Folate 105µg 10µg 24%
Iron 1.6mg 0.1mg 19%
Potassium 296mg 655mg 11%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Phosphorus 58mg 12mg 7%
Magnesium 42mg 14mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.02mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.032mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 0.39g 6%
Copper 0.157mg 0.103mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.16mg 4%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.274mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.096mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.2mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 2%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1%
Calories 30kcal 14kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Calcium 92mg 103mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.04g 1%
Carbs 4.35g 3.61g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 3.61g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Sodium 3mg 7mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 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
3
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.39 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 3.61 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 1.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +738.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1725%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.5%
Contains more OtherOther +46%
~equal in Water ~94.5g

People also compare

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. Butterbur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170385/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.