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Chives vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and pumpkin different?

  • Chives are richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, manganese, iron, fiber, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B6, while pumpkin is higher in vitamin A.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 176% more than pumpkin.
  • Chives contain 7 times more folate than pumpkin. Chives contain 105µg of folate, while pumpkin contains 16µg.

Chives, raw and Pumpkin, raw 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
8
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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +338.1%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +198.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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
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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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +545.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +19236.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +556.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +95.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +404.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.298mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 1.1µg 176%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 9mg 55%
Vitamin A 218µg 426µg 23%
Folate 105µg 16µg 22%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.125mg 11%
Iron 1.6mg 0.8mg 10%
Fiber 2.5g 0.5g 8%
Magnesium 42mg 12mg 7%
Calcium 92mg 21mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1.06mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.061mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 1g 5%
Copper 0.157mg 0.127mg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.32mg 2%
Phosphorus 58mg 44mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.005g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.298mg 1%
Choline 5.2mg 8.2mg 1%
Potassium 296mg 340mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 6.5g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.1g 1%
Calories 30kcal 26kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 6g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 2.76g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
3
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +227%
Contains more FatsFats +630%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.4%
~equal in Water ~91.6g

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +630.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5240%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.4%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.