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Chives vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chives and caper

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, and phosphorus; however, caper is richer in copper.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 157% more than caper.
  • Caper has 32 times less vitamin A than chives. Chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, while caper has 138IU.
  • Chives contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chives, raw and Capers, canned.

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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
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%
Caper
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +640%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +480%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +378.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Iron ~1.67mg

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
7
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%
Caper
3
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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1251.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3014.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +764.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +356.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +319%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.652mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Caper DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 24.6µg 157%
Sodium 3mg 2348mg 102%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 4.3mg 60%
Copper 0.157mg 0.374mg 24%
Vitamin A 218µg 7µg 23%
Folate 105µg 23µg 21%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.078mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.023mg 9%
Potassium 296mg 40mg 8%
Phosphorus 58mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.027mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.018mg 5%
Calcium 92mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.88mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 3.2g 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.32mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.139mg 2%
Magnesium 42mg 33mg 2%
Protein 3.27g 2.36g 2%
Iron 1.6mg 1.67mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.2µg 1%
Calories 30kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.73g 0.86g 0%
Carbs 4.35g 4.89g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 0.41g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.652mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 6.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.233g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.063g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.304g 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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
2
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Caper
3
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.6%
Contains more FatsFats +17.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.4%
Contains more OtherOther +704%
~equal in Water ~83.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
2
29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Caper
1
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.9%

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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. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.