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Chives vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chives and chestnut?

  • Chives are higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate, yet chestnut is higher in copper, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 87% more.
  • Chives have 3 times more folate than chestnut. While chives have 105µg of folate, chestnut has only 38µg.

We used Chives, raw and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed types 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
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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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +124%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +200.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129%
~equal in Iron ~1.73mg

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
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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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +176.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.104mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.316mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Chestnut DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Copper 0.157mg 0.472mg 35%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 26.7mg 35%
Vitamin A 218µg 1µg 24%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.854mg 21%
Folate 105µg 38µg 17%
Potassium 296mg 715mg 12%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Carbs 4.35g 27.76g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.233mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.148mg 6%
Phosphorus 58mg 99mg 6%
Calories 30kcal 131kcal 5%
Calcium 92mg 46mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.25mg 3%
Magnesium 42mg 54mg 3%
Protein 3.27g 2g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.545g 2%
Iron 1.6mg 1.73mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.476g 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.26g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 1.38g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.731mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.104mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Sodium 3mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 27.76g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.316mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.5%
Contains more WaterWater +33%
Contains more OtherOther +40.8%
Contains more FatsFats +89%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +538.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +401.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.1%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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.