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Sweet potato vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and chives

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, iron, and calcium.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 197% more than chives.
  • Sweet potato has 2 times more vitamin B5 than chives. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, chives have only 0.324mg.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Chives
Chives
8
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 +13.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +206.7%
Contains more IronIron +162.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Copper ~0.157mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Chives
Chives
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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +225.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +146.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +136.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2320.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11716.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +854.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.8µg 212.7µg 176%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 58.1mg 62%
Vitamin A 709µg 218µg 55%
Folate 11µg 105µg 24%
Iron 0.61mg 1.6mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.324mg 10%
Calcium 30mg 92mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.373mg 5%
Carbs 20.12g 4.35g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.138mg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 42mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.115mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 30kcal 3%
Protein 1.57g 3.27g 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 58mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 3mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.56mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.267g 2%
Fiber 3g 2.5g 2%
Choline 12.3mg 5.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.146g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.647mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.73g 1%
Copper 0.151mg 0.157mg 1%
Potassium 337mg 296mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 1.85g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.21mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.078mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 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 +362.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1360%
Contains more WaterWater +17.3%
~equal in Other ~1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 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 -87.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1807.1%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.