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Chives vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chives and salsa

  • Chives are richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, calcium, copper, vitamin B2, and magnesium, yet salsa is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for chives is 76% higher.
  • Chives contain 15 times more vitamin C than salsa. Chives contain 58.1mg of vitamin C, while salsa contains 4mg.
  • Chives contain less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Chives, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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%
Salsa
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +666.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains more IronIron +40%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg

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%
Salsa
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1352.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +678.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +452.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.149mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 4mg 60%
Folate 105µg 19µg 22%
Vitamin A 218µg 28µg 21%
Sodium 3mg 430mg 19%
Manganese 0.373mg 16%
Calcium 92mg 12mg 8%
Iron 1.6mg 2.24mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.03mg 7%
Copper 0.157mg 0.096mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 6%
Magnesium 42mg 16mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 1.5g 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.17mg 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 30mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.4g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 1.08mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.05mg 2%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.029g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Potassium 296mg 270mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 7g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.107g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.149mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.2g 1%
Calories 30kcal 36kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.016g 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
Salsa
2
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.9%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
~equal in Water ~89.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Salsa
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +493.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.1%

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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

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.