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Chives vs. Cherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and cherries different?

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus than cherries.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chives is 176% higher.
  • Chives contain 13 times more folate than cherries. While chives contain 105µg of folate, cherries contain only 8µg.
  • Cherries have a lower glycemic index (22) than chives (45).

Chives, raw and Cherries, sour, red, 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
9
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%
Cherry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.1%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +51%
Contains more ZincZinc +460%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +286.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +233%
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
10
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%
Cherry
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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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +481%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +240.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +213.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10028.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1212.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Cherry DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 2.1µg 176%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 10mg 53%
Folate 105µg 8µg 24%
Vitamin A 218µg 64µg 17%
Iron 1.6mg 0.32mg 16%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.112mg 11%
Magnesium 42mg 9mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 16mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.044mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.04mg 6%
Copper 0.157mg 0.104mg 6%
Phosphorus 58mg 15mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 1g 5%
Fructose 3.51g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.143mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.03mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.1mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.6g 4%
Potassium 296mg 173mg 4%
Carbs 4.35g 12.18g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.4mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 50kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.07mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.3g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.09g 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 10.58g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 8.49g N/A
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.082g 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
4
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Cherry
1
12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +227%
Contains more FatsFats +143.3%
Contains more OtherOther +156.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +180%
~equal in Water ~86.13g

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
Cherry
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.4%

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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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/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.