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Chives vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chives and vegetable

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, and calcium; however, vegetable is richer in fiber.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 158% more than vegetable.
  • Vegetable has 18 times less vitamin C than chives. Chives have 58.1mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of chives is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chives, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.1%
Contains more IronIron +95.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Manganese ~0.379mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1715.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +805.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +452.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +363.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~214µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.071mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 23.5µg 158%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 3.2mg 61%
Folate 105µg 19µg 22%
Iron 1.6mg 0.82mg 10%
Fiber 2.5g 4.4g 8%
Copper 0.157mg 0.083mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 25mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.074mg 5%
Magnesium 42mg 22mg 5%
Potassium 296mg 169mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.151mg 3%
Carbs 4.35g 13.09g 3%
Choline 5.2mg 24.1mg 3%
Calories 30kcal 65kcal 2%
Protein 3.27g 2.86g 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.031g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.072g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.851mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.071mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.15g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.38mg 1%
Sodium 3mg 35mg 1%
Phosphorus 58mg 51mg 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.49mg 1%
Net carbs 1.85g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 3.12g N/A
Vitamin A 218µg 214µg 0%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.379mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.12mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.3%
Contains more FatsFats +386.7%
Contains more OtherOther +49.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200.9%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +270.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.8%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients

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

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