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Chives vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and milk different?

  • Chives are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, and fiber, while milk is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin D.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 177% more than milk.
  • Chives have a higher glycemic index (45) than milk (31).

Chives, raw and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types were used in this article.

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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
Chives
7
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%
Milk
Milk
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.3%
Contains more IronIron +5233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1470%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%

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
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%
Milk
Milk
5
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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +273%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +212600%
Contains more FolateFolate +2000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +240.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 0.1µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0mg 65%
Folate 105µg 5µg 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Iron 1.6mg 0.03mg 20%
Vitamin A 218µg 58µg 18%
Copper 0.157mg 0.01mg 16%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.003mg 16%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.037mg 8%
Magnesium 42mg 11mg 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Phosphorus 58mg 95mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.185mg 5%
Potassium 296mg 150mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 3.3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.093mg 3%
Calcium 92mg 125mg 3%
Sodium 3mg 44mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Choline 5.2mg 17.7mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.633g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.035g 2%
Calories 30kcal 42kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.361mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.01mg 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.42mg 1%
Protein 3.27g 3.37g 0%
Fats 0.73g 0.97g 0%
Carbs 4.35g 4.99g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 5.2g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.277g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
Chives
2
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Milk
Milk
3
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more FatsFats +32.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.7%
~equal in Protein ~3.37g
~equal in Water ~89.92g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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
Milk
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +662.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +191.6%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.