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Chives vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chives and dates

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, and calcium; however, dates are higher in fiber, potassium, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 175% more than dates.
  • Chives have 435 times more vitamin A than dates. While chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, dates have only 10IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chives, raw and Dates, deglet noor.

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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
4
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%
Dates
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.9%
Contains more IronIron +56.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~62mg

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
7
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%
Dates
4
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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14425%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7777.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +452.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 2.7µg 175%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0.4mg 64%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 4.35g 75.03g 24%
Vitamin A 218µg 0µg 24%
Fiber 2.5g 8g 22%
Folate 105µg 19µg 22%
Calories 30kcal 282kcal 13%
Potassium 296mg 656mg 11%
Iron 1.6mg 1.02mg 7%
Calcium 92mg 39mg 5%
Copper 0.157mg 0.206mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.589mg 5%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.262mg 5%
Selenium 0.9µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 1.274mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.066mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.019g 2%
Protein 3.27g 2.45g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.165mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.052mg 2%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.29mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.032g 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.39g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.05mg 1%
Phosphorus 58mg 62mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 67.03g N/A
Magnesium 42mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 1.85g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 6.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
3
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.5%
Contains more FatsFats +87.2%
Contains more WaterWater +341.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1624.8%
Contains more OtherOther +60%

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
Dates
1
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1305.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.1%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

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

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