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Collard Greens vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are collard Greens and chives different?

  • Collard Greens are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, choline, fiber, and manganese, while chives are higher in vitamin C, folate, copper, iron, and potassium.
  • Collard Greens cover your daily need for vitamin K, 162% more than chives.
  • Collard Greens contain 7 times more choline than chives. Collard Greens contain 38.4mg of choline, while chives contain 5.2mg.

Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chives, raw types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 42% 10% 42% 17% 6.3% 14% 2% 67% 2.7%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153%
Contains more IronIron +41.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +207.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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.
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 61% 127% 18% 0% 10% 24% 11% 13% 30% 0% 1017% 12% 21%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +319%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +91.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +638.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +219.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +556.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.115mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.138mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Collard Greens Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 406.6µg 212.7µg 162%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 58.1mg 44%
Folate 16µg 105µg 22%
Vitamin A 380µg 218µg 18%
Copper 0.051mg 0.157mg 12%
Fiber 4g 2.5g 6%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.373mg 6%
Choline 38.4mg 5.2mg 6%
Iron 1.13mg 1.6mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 42mg 5%
Calcium 141mg 92mg 5%
Potassium 117mg 296mg 5%
Phosphorus 32mg 58mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.21mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.078mg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.56mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.218mg 0.324mg 2%
Sodium 15mg 3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.173g 0.267g 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Protein 2.71g 3.27g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.115mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.128mg 0.138mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 30kcal 0%
Fats 0.72g 0.73g 0%
Carbs 5.65g 4.35g 0%
Net carbs 1.65g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 1.85g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.575mg 0.647mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.047g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.086mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.028mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 90%
Protein: 2.71 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 5.65 g
Water: 90.18 g
Other: 0.74 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.7%
Contains more OtherOther +35.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.73g
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.173 g
Chives
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +265.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.3%

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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. Collard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170407/nutrients
  2. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/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.