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Sauerkraut vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sauerkraut and chives

  • Chives are higher than sauerkraut in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, magnesium, copper, and calcium.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 166% more than sauerkraut.
  • Sauerkraut contains 220 times more sodium than chives. While sauerkraut contains 661mg of sodium, chives contain only 3mg.
  • The glycemic index of sauerkraut is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauerkraut, canned, solids, and liquids and Chives, raw.

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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 9.3% 9% 15% 55% 32% 5.2% 8.6% 86% 20% 3.3%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +223.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +206.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +194.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +147%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Iron ~1.6mg

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 49% 0.33% 2.8% 0% 5.3% 5.1% 2.7% 5.6% 30% 0% 33% 18% 5.7%
Chives
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 CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +295.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +422.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +352.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +248.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1536.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +337.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.138mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sauerkraut Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 13µg 212.7µg 166%
Vitamin C 14.7mg 58.1mg 48%
Sodium 661mg 3mg 29%
Vitamin A 1µg 218µg 24%
Folate 24µg 105µg 20%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.373mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.115mg 7%
Magnesium 13mg 42mg 7%
Copper 0.096mg 0.157mg 7%
Calcium 30mg 92mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.078mg 5%
Protein 0.91g 3.27g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.324mg 5%
Phosphorus 20mg 58mg 5%
Potassium 170mg 296mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.143mg 0.647mg 3%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.56mg 3%
Iron 1.47mg 1.6mg 2%
Fiber 2.9g 2.5g 2%
Choline 10.4mg 5.2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.138mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.146g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.067g 0.267g 1%
Calories 19kcal 30kcal 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.73g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 4.28g 4.35g 0%
Net carbs 1.38g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 1.78g 1.85g N/A
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.21mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.031mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.057mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 93% 2%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 4.28 g
Water: 92.52 g
Other: 2.15 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 OtherOther +115%
Contains more ProteinProtein +259.3%
Contains more FatsFats +421.4%
~equal in Carbs ~4.35g
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.067 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 -76.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +630.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +298.5%

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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. Sauerkraut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169279/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.