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Chives vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chives and tomatillos

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, calcium, and vitamin B6; however, tomatillos are richer in manganese and vitamin B3.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily manganese needs 6636% more than chives.
  • Tomatillos have 38 times less vitamin A than chives. Chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, while tomatillos have 114IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chives, raw and Tomatillos, 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
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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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1214.3%
Contains more IronIron +158.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +154.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40918.8%
~equal in Potassium ~268mg

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +396.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2005.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +185.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Tomatillo DV% diff.
Manganese 0.373mg 153mg 6636%
Vitamin K 212.7µg 10.1µg 169%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 11.7mg 52%
Folate 105µg 7µg 25%
Vitamin A 218µg 6µg 24%
Iron 1.6mg 0.62mg 12%
Calcium 92mg 7mg 9%
Copper 0.157mg 0.079mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 1.85mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.035mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.056mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 0.96g 5%
Magnesium 42mg 20mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.15mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.044mg 3%
Phosphorus 58mg 39mg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.22mg 3%
Fiber 2.5g 1.9g 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.38mg 1%
Potassium 296mg 268mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.417g 1%
Calories 30kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.73g 1.02g 0%
Carbs 4.35g 5.84g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 3.94g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 3.93g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.139g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.155g 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
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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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +240.6%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
Contains more FatsFats +39.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.3%
~equal in Water ~91.63g

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
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.139g

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.