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Chives vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and welsh onion different?

  • Chives have more vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin K, manganese, copper, calcium, and vitamin B6 than welsh onion.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for chives is 64% higher.
  • Chives contain 7 times more folate than welsh onion. While chives contain 105µg of folate, welsh onion contains only 16µg.

Chives, raw and Onions, welsh, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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
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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% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +82.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +411.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.6%
Contains more IronIron +31.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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
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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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +115.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +91.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +556.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +142.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~193.4µg
~equal in Choline ~5.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 58.1mg 27mg 35%
Vitamin A 218µg 24%
Folate 105µg 16µg 22%
Vitamin K 212.7µg 193.4µg 16%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.137mg 10%
Copper 0.157mg 0.07mg 10%
Calcium 92mg 18mg 7%
Magnesium 42mg 23mg 5%
Iron 1.6mg 1.22mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.072mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 1.9g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.169mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.51mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.05mg 2%
Potassium 296mg 212mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.4mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 17mg 1%
Phosphorus 58mg 49mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 6.5g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.156g 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.4g 1%
Calories 30kcal 34kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 2.18g N/A
Fiber 2.5g 2.4g 0%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.52mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 5.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.033mg 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
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.1%
Contains more FatsFats +82.5%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.4%
~equal in Water ~90.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.1%

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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
  2. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/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.