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Dates vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dates and chives

  • Dates have more fiber, potassium, copper, and vitamin B5; however, chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, and calcium.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 175% more than dates.
  • Dates have 3 times more fiber than chives. While dates have 8g of fiber, chives have only 2.5g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Dates, deglet noor and Chives, 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.
Dates
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Chives
4
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 PotassiumPotassium +121.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.9%
Contains more IronIron +56.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~42mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~58mg

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.
Dates
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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14425%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7777.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +452.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.7µg 212.7µg 175%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 58.1mg 64%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 4.35g 24%
Vitamin A 0µg 218µg 24%
Fiber 8g 2.5g 22%
Folate 19µg 105µg 22%
Calories 282kcal 30kcal 13%
Potassium 656mg 296mg 11%
Iron 1.02mg 1.6mg 7%
Calcium 39mg 92mg 5%
Copper 0.206mg 0.157mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.324mg 5%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.373mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.9µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.647mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.115mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.267g 2%
Protein 2.45g 3.27g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.138mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.078mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.56mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.146g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.73g 1%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.21mg 1%
Phosphorus 62mg 58mg 1%
Net carbs 67.03g 1.85g N/A
Magnesium 43mg 42mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g 1.85g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Choline 6.3mg 5.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Chives
3
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 +1624.8%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.5%
Contains more FatsFats +87.2%
Contains more WaterWater +341.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
1
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1305.3%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/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.

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