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Endive vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are endive and chives different?

  • Endive is higher in vitamin K, vitamin B5, and folate; however, chives are richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, copper, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chives is 57% higher.
  • Endive contains 3 times more vitamin B5 than chives. While endive contains 0.9mg of vitamin B5, chives contain only 0.324mg.

Endive, raw and Chives, 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.
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
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 ZincZinc +41.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.9%
Contains more IronIron +92.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
~equal in Potassium ~296mg

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.
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
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 EVitamin E +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +177.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +223.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +793.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +101.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +590%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~212.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Endive Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin C 6.5mg 58.1mg 57%
Vitamin K 231µg 212.7µg 15%
Vitamin A 108µg 218µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.324mg 12%
Iron 0.83mg 1.6mg 10%
Folate 142µg 105µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.138mg 9%
Magnesium 15mg 42mg 6%
Copper 0.099mg 0.157mg 6%
Phosphorus 28mg 58mg 4%
Calcium 52mg 92mg 4%
Protein 1.25g 3.27g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.115mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.647mg 2%
Manganese 0.42mg 0.373mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 0.21mg 2%
Choline 16.8mg 5.2mg 2%
Zinc 0.79mg 0.56mg 2%
Fiber 3.1g 2.5g 2%
Sodium 22mg 3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.267g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Potassium 314mg 296mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.73g 1%
Calories 17kcal 30kcal 1%
Carbs 3.35g 4.35g 0%
Net carbs 0.25g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 0.25g 1.85g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.078mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.048g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.072mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.063mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.053mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
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 OtherOther +41%
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.6%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.9%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
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 -67.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2275%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +206.9%

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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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/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.