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Chives vs. Purslane — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chives and purslane

  • Chives have more vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, purslane is higher in magnesium and potassium.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin A, 61% more than purslane.
  • Chives have 9 times more vitamin B5 than purslane. While chives have 0.324mg of vitamin B5, purslane has only 0.036mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chives, raw and Purslane, 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
6
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 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.9%
Contains more IronIron +24.4%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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%
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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +775%
Contains more CholineCholine +146.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.112mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Purslane DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 21mg 41%
Vitamin A 218µg 24%
Folate 105µg 12µg 23%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Magnesium 42mg 68mg 6%
Potassium 296mg 494mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.036mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.073mg 5%
Iron 1.6mg 1.99mg 5%
Copper 0.157mg 0.113mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.17mg 4%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.303mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.047mg 3%
Calcium 92mg 65mg 3%
Phosphorus 58mg 44mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 45mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 2%
Protein 3.27g 2.03g 2%
Choline 5.2mg 12.8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1%
Calories 30kcal 20kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.48mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.36g 1%
Carbs 4.35g 3.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 3.39g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.112mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.1%
Contains more FatsFats +102.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.3%
Contains more OtherOther +36%
~equal in Water ~92.86g

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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. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/nutrients

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

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