Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Shallot
  5. Compare
  6. Shallot vs. Chives

Shallot vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between shallots and chives

  • Shallots have more vitamin B6; however, chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, copper, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 177% more than shallots.
  • Shallots have 3 times more vitamin B6 than chives. While shallots have 0.345mg of vitamin B6, chives have only 0.138mg.
  • The glycemic index of chives is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Shallots, raw and Chives, raw.

Infographic

Shallot vs Chives infographic
Infographic link

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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 PotassiumPotassium +12.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +148.6%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~58mg

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 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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
Chives
Chives
9
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 B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +626.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +425%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26487.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +208.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.8µg 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 8mg 58.1mg 56%
Vitamin A 0µg 218µg 24%
Folate 34µg 105µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.138mg 16%
Copper 0.088mg 0.157mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.115mg 7%
Calcium 37mg 92mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 42mg 5%
Iron 1.2mg 1.6mg 5%
Carbs 16.8g 4.35g 4%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.373mg 4%
Fiber 3.2g 2.5g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.647mg 3%
Calories 72kcal 30kcal 2%
Protein 2.5g 3.27g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.078mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.267g 2%
Fats 0.1g 0.73g 1%
Potassium 334mg 296mg 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.56mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.21mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.324mg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 5.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.146g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.5g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 288kcal 92kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 333g N/A
Net carbs 13.6g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 1.85g N/A
Phosphorus 60mg 58mg 0%
Sodium 12mg 3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +286.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.8%
Contains more FatsFats +630%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +578.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +584.6%

People also compare

Chives
Chives vs Parsley
Parsley
Shallot
Shallot vs Parsley
Parsley
Shallot
Shallot vs Radish
Radish
Chives
Chives vs Onion
Onion
Chives
Chives vs Parsley
Parsley
Chives
Chives vs Basil
Basil

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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.