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Chives vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chives and flour?

  • Chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C, yet flour is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 177% more.
  • The glycemic index of chives is lower.

We used Chives, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types 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
3
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%
Flour
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +513.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.6%
Contains more IronIron +190%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3666.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.144mg

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
5
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%
Flour
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +213.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +70800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +906.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +329.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +812.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +74.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 0.3µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0mg 65%
Selenium 0.9µg 33.9µg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.785mg 59%
Iron 1.6mg 4.64mg 38%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 5.904mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.494mg 29%
Vitamin A 218µg 0µg 24%
Carbs 4.35g 76.31g 24%
Folate 105µg 183µg 20%
Calories 30kcal 364kcal 17%
Protein 3.27g 10.33g 14%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.682mg 13%
Calcium 92mg 15mg 8%
Phosphorus 58mg 108mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.044mg 7%
Potassium 296mg 107mg 6%
Magnesium 42mg 22mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.438mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.7g 1%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.413g 1%
Choline 5.2mg 10.4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.06mg 1%
Copper 0.157mg 0.144mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.98g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
2
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +660.5%
Contains more OtherOther +117.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +215.9%
Contains more FatsFats +34.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1654.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
2
29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.155g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.087g

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.