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Pumpkin vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pumpkins and chives different?

  • Pumpkins are higher in vitamin A; however, chives are richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chives is 177% higher.

Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Chives, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
Chives
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 less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +513.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.7%
Contains more IronIron +180.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +319.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 96% 16% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8%
Chives
Chives
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 194% 0% 73% 4.2% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +281%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1136.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +213.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26487.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1066.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.8µg 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 58.1mg 59%
Folate 9µg 105µg 24%
Iron 0.57mg 1.6mg 13%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.373mg 12%
Magnesium 9mg 42mg 8%
Calcium 15mg 92mg 8%
Vitamin A 288µg 218µg 8%
Copper 0.091mg 0.157mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.138mg 7%
Fiber 1.1g 2.5g 6%
Protein 0.72g 3.27g 5%
Phosphorus 30mg 58mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.21mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.078mg 4%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.56mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.115mg 3%
Potassium 230mg 296mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.324mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.267g 2%
Calories 20kcal 30kcal 1%
Fats 0.07g 0.73g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.413mg 0.647mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 278kcal 92kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 500g 333g N/A
Net carbs 3.8g 1.85g N/A
Carbs 4.9g 4.35g 0%
Sugar 2.08g 1.85g N/A
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Choline 6.2mg 5.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 g
Chives
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 +12.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +354.2%
Contains more FatsFats +942.9%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Chives
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 -74.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +955.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6575%

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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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/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.