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Longan vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and chives different?

  • Longan is richer in vitamin C, while chives are higher in iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 29% more than chives.

Longans, raw 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.
Longan
Longan
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Chives
Chives
8
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.3%
Contains more IronIron +1130.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1020%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +617.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.157mg

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.
Longan
Longan
2
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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Chives
Chives
9
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 CVitamin C +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 84mg 58.1mg 29%
Folate 105µg 26%
Vitamin A 218µg 24%
Iron 0.13mg 1.6mg 18%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.373mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 11%
Calcium 1mg 92mg 9%
Magnesium 10mg 42mg 8%
Fiber 1.1g 2.5g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 6%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.56mg 5%
Phosphorus 21mg 58mg 5%
Carbs 15.14g 4.35g 4%
Protein 1.31g 3.27g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.078mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.647mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.115mg 2%
Calories 60kcal 30kcal 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.73g 1%
Potassium 266mg 296mg 1%
Copper 0.169mg 0.157mg 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Sodium 0mg 3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Longan
Longan
1
15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Chives
Chives
4
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 +248%
Contains more ProteinProtein +149.6%
Contains more FatsFats +630%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.