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Chives vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chives and lime

  • Chives are higher than lime in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 177% more than lime.
  • Chives contain 87 times more vitamin A than lime. While chives contain 4353IU of vitamin A, lime contains only 50IU.
  • The glycemic index of lime is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chives, raw and Limes, 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%
Lime
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.2%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +141.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +409.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +222.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4562.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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
9
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%
Lime
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +99.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +220.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +35350%
Contains more FolateFolate +1212.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~5.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 0.6µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 29.1mg 32%
Vitamin A 218µg 2µg 24%
Folate 105µg 8µg 24%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.008mg 16%
Iron 1.6mg 0.6mg 13%
Copper 0.157mg 0.065mg 10%
Magnesium 42mg 6mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.02mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.043mg 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 18mg 6%
Calcium 92mg 33mg 6%
Potassium 296mg 102mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 0.7g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.03mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.2mg 3%
Carbs 4.35g 10.54g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.217mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.8g 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.022g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.055g 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.2g 1%
Calories 30kcal 30kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.22mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 5.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.002mg 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
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +367.1%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142.3%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Lime
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +385.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.