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Chives vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chives and wakame

  • Chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, yet wakame is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 173% more than wakame.
  • Chives contain 69 times more vitamin B6 than wakame. While chives contain 0.138mg of vitamin B6, wakame contains only 0.002mg.
  • The amount of sodium in chives is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chives, raw and Seaweed, wakame, 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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +492%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +154.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63%
Contains more IronIron +36.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275.3%

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1836.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3913.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +376.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +86.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +167.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 5.3µg 173%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 3mg 61%
Manganese 0.373mg 1.4mg 45%
Sodium 3mg 872mg 38%
Folate 105µg 196µg 23%
Vitamin A 218µg 18µg 22%
Magnesium 42mg 107mg 15%
Copper 0.157mg 0.284mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.002mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.23mg 9%
Fiber 2.5g 0.5g 8%
Iron 1.6mg 2.18mg 7%
Potassium 296mg 50mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.697mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 1.6mg 6%
Calcium 92mg 150mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1mg 5%
Phosphorus 58mg 80mg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.38mg 2%
Carbs 4.35g 9.14g 2%
Choline 5.2mg 13.9mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.06mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 45kcal 1%
Protein 3.27g 3.03g 0%
Fats 0.73g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.058g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.218g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +14.1%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.1%
Contains more OtherOther +620%
~equal in Protein ~3.03g

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.