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Chives vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chives and whey

  • Chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, fiber, and vitamin B6; however, whey is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 177% more than whey.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chives, raw and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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
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%
Whey
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +95.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.9%
Contains more IronIron +2566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3825%
Contains more ZincZinc +330.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +111.1%

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
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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Whey
4
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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +58000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +774.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +345.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +10400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +207.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 0µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 0.1mg 64%
Folate 105µg 1µg 26%
Vitamin A 218µg 3µg 24%
Iron 1.6mg 0.06mg 19%
Copper 0.157mg 0.004mg 17%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.001mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Magnesium 42mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.031mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 47mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 0.85g 5%
Potassium 296mg 161mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.074mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.036mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.158mg 3%
Sodium 3mg 54mg 2%
Phosphorus 58mg 46mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.9µg 2%
Choline 5.2mg 16mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.011g 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.36g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.383mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Calories 30kcal 27kcal 0%
Carbs 4.35g 5.14g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 5.14g N/A
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.23g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
3
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Whey
2
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +284.7%
Contains more FatsFats +102.8%
Contains more OtherOther +88.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.2%
~equal in Water ~93.12g

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
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2327.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.1g

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.