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Chives vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and celery different?

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, copper, manganese, magnesium, and calcium than celery.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chives is 153% higher.
  • Chives contain 19 times more vitamin C than celery. While chives contain 58.1mg of vitamin C, celery contains only 3.1mg.
  • Celery has a lower glycemic index (32) than chives (45).

Chives, raw and Celery, 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
10
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%
Celery
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.8%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +348.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +330.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +262.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%

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
9
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%
Celery
2
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% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1774.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +890.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +625.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +191.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Celery DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 29.3µg 153%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 3.1mg 61%
Vitamin A 218µg 22µg 22%
Iron 1.6mg 0.2mg 18%
Folate 105µg 36µg 17%
Copper 0.157mg 0.035mg 14%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.103mg 12%
Magnesium 42mg 11mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.021mg 5%
Phosphorus 58mg 24mg 5%
Calcium 92mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.074mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 0.69g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.057mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.13mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.6g 4%
Sodium 3mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.32mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.246mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.079g 1%
Calories 30kcal 16kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Potassium 296mg 260mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.17g 1%
Carbs 4.35g 2.97g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 1.37g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 1.34g N/A
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.27mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
4
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Celery
1
3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +373.9%
Contains more FatsFats +329.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.5%
Contains more OtherOther +35.1%
~equal in Water ~95.43g

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
Celery
1
27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +196.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +238%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.