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Chives vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chives and mustard

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and copper; however, mustard has more selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 176% more.
  • Chives have 194 times more vitamin C than mustard. Chives have 58.1mg of vitamin C, while mustard has 0.3mg.
  • Chives are lower in sodium.
  • Chives have a higher glycemic index than mustard.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chives, raw and Mustard, prepared, yellow.

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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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3622.2%
~equal in Iron ~1.61mg

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19266.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15092.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +330.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Mustard DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 1.4µg 176%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0.3mg 64%
Selenium 0.9µg 33.5µg 59%
Sodium 3mg 1104mg 48%
Folate 105µg 7µg 25%
Vitamin A 218µg 5µg 24%
Copper 0.157mg 0.074mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.177mg 8%
Phosphorus 58mg 108mg 7%
Fiber 2.5g 4g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 2.182g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.07mg 5%
Potassium 296mg 152mg 4%
Fats 0.73g 3.34g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.07mg 3%
Calcium 92mg 63mg 3%
Choline 5.2mg 22.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.774g 3%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.422mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 60kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.254mg 1%
Protein 3.27g 3.74g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.565mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.36mg 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.64mg 1%
Magnesium 42mg 48mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 5.83g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 1.83g N/A
Iron 1.6mg 1.61mg 0%
Sugar 1.85g 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.009g N/A
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.214g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

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
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.4%
Contains more FatsFats +357.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34%
Contains more OtherOther +237%
~equal in Water ~83.72g

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
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2196.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.9%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/nutrients

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

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