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Chives vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chives and tomato sauce

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, iron, calcium, and magnesium; however, tomato sauce is higher in vitamin E.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 175% more than tomato sauce.
  • Chives have 12 times more folate than tomato sauce. While chives have 105µg of folate, tomato sauce has only 9µg.
  • The glycemic index of chives is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chives, raw and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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
Chives
9
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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +557.1%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +154.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +114.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +230.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Potassium ~297mg

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
Chives
7
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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +730%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +890.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7496.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +585.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +90.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.309mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 2.8µg 175%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 7mg 57%
Folate 105µg 9µg 24%
Vitamin A 218µg 22µg 22%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.113mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1.44mg 8%
Iron 1.6mg 0.96mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 14mg 8%
Magnesium 42mg 15mg 6%
Copper 0.157mg 0.115mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.024mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.065mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.5g 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 27mg 4%
Protein 3.27g 1.2g 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.22mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.098mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.991mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.3g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 9.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.121g 1%
Calories 30kcal 24kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 3.81g N/A
Carbs 4.35g 5.31g 0%
Potassium 296mg 297mg 0%
Sugar 1.85g 3.56g N/A
Sodium 3mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.309mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.5%
Contains more FatsFats +143.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.1%
Contains more OtherOther +91%
~equal in Water ~91.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +115.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.9%

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.