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Chives vs. Oregano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chives and oregano

  • Chives have more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, oregano is higher in iron, vitamin K, manganese, fiber, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Oregano covers your daily need for iron, 440% more than chives.
  • Chives have 25 times more vitamin C than oregano. While chives have 58.1mg of vitamin C, oregano has only 2.3mg.
  • The glycemic index of chives is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chives, raw and Spices, oregano, dried.

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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 193% 479% 111% 1380% 211% 73% 63% 3.3% 651% 25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +542.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1635.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +325.7%
Contains more IronIron +2200%
Contains more CopperCopper +303.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +380.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1237.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 7.7% 28% 365% 0% 44% 122% 87% 55% 241% 0% 1554% 178% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2426.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +156.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8595.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +359.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +617.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +656.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +192.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +125.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +521.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Oregano DV% diff.
Iron 1.6mg 36.8mg 440%
Vitamin K 212.7µg 621.7µg 341%
Manganese 0.373mg 4.99mg 201%
Fiber 2.5g 42.5g 160%
Calcium 92mg 1597mg 151%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 18.26mg 120%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 1.044mg 70%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 2.3mg 62%
Magnesium 42mg 270mg 54%
Copper 0.157mg 0.633mg 53%
Folate 105µg 237µg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.528mg 32%
Potassium 296mg 1260mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 4.64mg 25%
Carbs 4.35g 68.92g 22%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.69mg 19%
Vitamin A 218µg 85µg 15%
Phosphorus 58mg 148mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.921mg 12%
Calories 30kcal 265kcal 12%
Protein 3.27g 9g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.177mg 8%
Selenium 0.9µg 4.5µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 1.369g 7%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1.551g 6%
Fats 0.73g 4.28g 5%
Choline 5.2mg 32.3mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.716g 2%
Fructose 1.13g 1%
Sodium 3mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 4.09g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.203mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.322mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.441mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.78mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.127mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.585mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.144mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.621g 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
9% 4% 69% 10% 8%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 4.28 g
Carbs: 68.92 g
Water: 9.93 g
Other: 7.87 g
Contains more WaterWater +812.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +175.2%
Contains more FatsFats +486.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1484.4%
Contains more OtherOther +687%

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
43% 20% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.716 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.369 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +653.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +412.7%

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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. Oregano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171328/nutrients

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

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