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Chives vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chives and crab meat

  • Chives have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese; however, crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 479% more than chives.
  • Chives have 150 times more vitamin A than crab meat. While chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, crab meat has only 29IU.
  • Chives have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of chives is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chives, raw and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

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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
5
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 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13%
Contains more IronIron +110.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +832.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +652.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1260.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +382.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4344.4%

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
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 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 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +664.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2322.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +105.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 11.5µg 479%
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Copper 0.157mg 1.182mg 114%
Selenium 0.9µg 40µg 71%
Zinc 0.56mg 7.62mg 64%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 7.6mg 56%
Sodium 3mg 1072mg 46%
Phosphorus 58mg 280mg 32%
Protein 3.27g 19.35g 32%
Vitamin A 218µg 9µg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Folate 105µg 51µg 14%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.04mg 14%
Iron 1.6mg 0.76mg 11%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.055mg 5%
Magnesium 42mg 63mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 1.34mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.18mg 3%
Calories 30kcal 97kcal 3%
Calcium 92mg 59mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.536g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.053mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.4mg 2%
Fats 0.73g 1.54g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 0g 1%
Potassium 296mg 262mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.133g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
2
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +491.7%
Contains more FatsFats +111%
Contains more OtherOther +56%

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
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +94.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.133g

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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. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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