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Marrow-stem Kale vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between marrow-stem Kale and chives?

  • Marrow-stem Kale is higher in vitamin K, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin A, manganese, folate, and fiber, yet chives are higher in vitamin C, iron, and copper.
  • Marrow-stem Kale's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 187% more.
  • Marrow-stem Kale has 11 times more vitamin E than chives. While marrow-stem Kale has 2.26mg of vitamin E, chives have only 0.21mg.
  • The glycemic index of marrow-stem Kale is lower.

We used Collards, raw and Chives, raw types 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 19% 70% 19% 18% 15% 5.7% 11% 2.2% 86% 7.1%
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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 +152.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39%
Contains more IronIron +240.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +241.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +132%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%

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 118% 84% 45% 0% 14% 30% 14% 16% 38% 0% 1093% 97% 13%
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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 +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +976.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +105.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +346.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marrow-stem Kale Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 437.1µg 212.7µg 187%
Vitamin C 35.3mg 58.1mg 25%
Calcium 232mg 92mg 14%
Iron 0.47mg 1.6mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 0.21mg 14%
Manganese 0.658mg 0.373mg 12%
Copper 0.046mg 0.157mg 12%
Fiber 4g 2.5g 6%
Folate 129µg 105µg 6%
Phosphorus 25mg 58mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 42mg 4%
Vitamin A 251µg 218µg 4%
Choline 23.2mg 5.2mg 3%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.56mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.078mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.138mg 2%
Potassium 213mg 296mg 2%
Sodium 17mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.267mg 0.324mg 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Protein 3.02g 3.27g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.115mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.742mg 0.647mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 30kcal 0%
Fats 0.61g 0.73g 0%
Carbs 5.42g 4.35g 0%
Net carbs 1.42g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 1.85g N/A
Saturated fat 0.055g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.095g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.201g 0.267g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.1mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.151mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.117mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.087mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.12mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 0.61 g
Carbs: 5.42 g
Water: 89.62 g
Other: 1.33 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 CarbsCarbs +24.6%
Contains more OtherOther +33%
Contains more FatsFats +19.7%
~equal in Protein ~3.27g
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.055 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.201 g
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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 -62.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.8%

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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. Marrow-stem Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170406/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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