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Chives vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chives and fireweed

  • Chives have more vitamin C, while fireweed has more manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, zinc, and copper.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 275% higher.
  • Fireweed contains 26 times less vitamin C than chives. Chives contain 58.1mg of vitamin C, while fireweed contains 2.2mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Chives, raw and Fireweed, leaves, 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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +271.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.9%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +103.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1697.3%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2540.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +622.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +318.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +358%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~112µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.373mg 6.704mg 275%
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 2.2mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.632mg 38%
Calcium 92mg 429mg 34%
Fiber 2.5g 10.6g 32%
Magnesium 42mg 156mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 4.674mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 1.356mg 21%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.66mg 19%
Copper 0.157mg 0.32mg 18%
Iron 1.6mg 2.4mg 10%
Phosphorus 58mg 108mg 7%
Potassium 296mg 494mg 6%
Carbs 4.35g 19.22g 5%
Calories 30kcal 103kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.033mg 4%
Vitamin A 218µg 180µg 4%
Fats 0.73g 2.75g 3%
Protein 3.27g 4.71g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.137mg 2%
Folate 105µg 112µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1%
Sodium 3mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 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% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +28.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +44%
Contains more FatsFats +276.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +341.8%
Contains more OtherOther +154%

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/nutrients

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

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