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Milk vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and chives different?

  • Milk is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin D, while chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, and fiber.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 177% more than milk.
  • Chives have a higher glycemic index (45) than milk (31).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
Milk
Milk
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Chives
Chives
7
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 +35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.3%
Contains more IronIron +5233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1470%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12333.3%

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.
Milk
Milk
5
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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Chives
Chives
8
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +240.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +273%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +212600%
Contains more FolateFolate +2000%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 0mg 58.1mg 65%
Folate 5µg 105µg 25%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Iron 0.03mg 1.6mg 20%
Vitamin A 58µg 218µg 18%
Copper 0.01mg 0.157mg 16%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.373mg 16%
Fiber 0g 2.5g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.138mg 8%
Magnesium 11mg 42mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Phosphorus 95mg 58mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.078mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.115mg 5%
Potassium 150mg 296mg 4%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.9µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.647mg 3%
Calcium 125mg 92mg 3%
Sodium 44mg 3mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Choline 17.7mg 5.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0.146g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.267g 2%
Calories 42kcal 30kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.324mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.21mg 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.56mg 1%
Protein 3.37g 3.27g 0%
Fats 0.97g 0.73g 0%
Carbs 4.99g 4.35g 0%
Net carbs 4.99g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 1.85g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.057mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
3
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Chives
Chives
2
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +32.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.7%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Protein ~3.27g
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Chives
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +191.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +662.9%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.