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Chives vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chives and fennel

  • Fennel has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and magnesium than chives.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 125% more than fennel.
  • Chives have 5 times more vitamin C than fennel. While chives have 58.1mg of vitamin C, fennel has only 12mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chives, raw and Fennel, bulb, 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%
Fennel
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +147.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.8%
Contains more IronIron +119.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.9%

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%
Fennel
2
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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +384.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +354.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +259.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +193.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +238.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +288.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +176.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.64mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 62.8µg 125%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 12mg 51%
Folate 105µg 27µg 20%
Vitamin A 218µg 48µg 19%
Iron 1.6mg 0.73mg 11%
Copper 0.157mg 0.066mg 10%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.191mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.047mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.032mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.01mg 6%
Magnesium 42mg 17mg 6%
Calcium 92mg 49mg 4%
Protein 3.27g 1.24g 4%
Potassium 296mg 414mg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.2mg 3%
Fiber 2.5g 3.1g 2%
Sodium 3mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.58mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.232mg 2%
Choline 5.2mg 13.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 58mg 50mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 7.3g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.169g 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.2g 1%
Calories 30kcal 31kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 3.93g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.64mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.068g 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
3
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Fennel
2
7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +163.7%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.8%
~equal in Water ~90.21g
~equal in Other ~1.05g

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
Fennel
1
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.4%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.