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Chives vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chives and plums

  • Chives are higher than plums in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, manganese, copper, calcium, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 172% more than plums.
  • Chives contain 21 times more folate than plums. While chives contain 105µg of folate, plums contain only 5µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Chives, raw and Plums, raw.

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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%
Plum
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.5%
Contains more IronIron +841.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +460%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +262.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +617.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Plum
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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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +511.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +342.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3223.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2000%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Plum DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 6.4µg 172%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 9.5mg 54%
Folate 105µg 5µg 25%
Vitamin A 218µg 17µg 22%
Iron 1.6mg 0.17mg 18%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.052mg 14%
Copper 0.157mg 0.057mg 11%
Calcium 92mg 6mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.029mg 8%
Magnesium 42mg 7mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.026mg 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 16mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 0.7g 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.135mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.028mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.1mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.4g 4%
Potassium 296mg 157mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 4.35g 11.42g 2%
Calories 30kcal 46kcal 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.28g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.044g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1.9mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.017g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.417mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 10.02g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 9.92g N/A
Sodium 3mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.26mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.009mg 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
Plum
1
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +367.1%
Contains more FatsFats +160.7%
Contains more OtherOther +170.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162.5%
~equal in Water ~87.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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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
Plum
2
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +506.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +41.1%

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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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.