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Chives vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chives and coffee

  • Chives are higher than coffee in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 177% more than coffee.
  • The glycemic index of coffee is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chives, raw and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water.

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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%
Coffee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +504.1%
Contains more IronIron +15900%
Contains more CopperCopper +7750%
Contains more ZincZinc +2700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1833.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1521.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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%
Coffee
0
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 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +238.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +212600%
Contains more FolateFolate +5150%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Coffee DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 0.1µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0mg 65%
Folate 105µg 2µg 26%
Vitamin A 218µg 0µg 24%
Iron 1.6mg 0.01mg 20%
Copper 0.157mg 0.002mg 17%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.023mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.001mg 11%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Magnesium 42mg 3mg 9%
Calcium 92mg 2mg 9%
Phosphorus 58mg 3mg 8%
Potassium 296mg 49mg 7%
Protein 3.27g 0.12g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.014mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.076mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.191mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.001g 2%
Calories 30kcal 1kcal 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.02g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.01mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.002g 1%
Carbs 4.35g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.254mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 0g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 2.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.002mg 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
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2625%
Contains more FatsFats +3550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +112.8%
~equal in Water ~99.39g

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
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +533.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.