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Chives vs. Fiddlehead ferns — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chives and fiddlehead ferns

  • Chives have more vitamin C, vitamin A, and calcium, while fiddlehead ferns have more vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 35% higher.
  • Fiddlehead ferns contain 3 times less calcium than chives. Chives contain 92mg of calcium, while fiddlehead ferns contain 32mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Chives, raw and Fiddlehead ferns, 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
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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 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +187.5%
Contains more IronIron +22.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +103.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.7%

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
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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 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 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +669.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Fiddlehead ferns DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 26.6mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 4.98mg 27%
Folate 105µg 26%
Copper 0.157mg 0.32mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 11%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.21mg 7%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.51mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 6%
Phosphorus 58mg 101mg 6%
Calcium 92mg 32mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Iron 1.6mg 1.31mg 4%
Vitamin A 218µg 181µg 4%
Protein 3.27g 4.55g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Magnesium 42mg 34mg 2%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.83mg 2%
Potassium 296mg 370mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.4g 1%
Calories 30kcal 34kcal 0%
Carbs 4.35g 5.54g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 5.54g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 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
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3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
5% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +82.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.4%
~equal in Water ~88.68g

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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. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/nutrients

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

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