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Chives vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chives and currants

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, manganese, iron, magnesium, calcium, and copper; however, currants are richer in fiber.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 168% more than currants.
  • Currants have 104 times less vitamin A than chives. Chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, while currants have 42IU.
  • Chives have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chives is 45, while the glycemic index of currants is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chives, raw and Currants, red, and white, 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
8
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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +223.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.8%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~275mg

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%
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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +547%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1833.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1212.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 11µg 168%
Vitamin A 218µg 2µg 24%
Folate 105µg 8µg 24%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 41mg 19%
Iron 1.6mg 1mg 8%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.186mg 8%
Magnesium 42mg 13mg 7%
Fiber 2.5g 4.3g 7%
Calcium 92mg 33mg 6%
Copper 0.157mg 0.107mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.064mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.05mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Protein 3.27g 1.4g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.04mg 3%
Carbs 4.35g 13.8g 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.23mg 3%
Phosphorus 58mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.088g 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.017g 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.2g 1%
Calories 30kcal 56kcal 1%
Potassium 296mg 275mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.028g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.6%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more OtherOther +53.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.2%
~equal in Water ~83.95g

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +239.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.