Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Tomato vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between tomatoes and chives

  • Chives are higher than tomatoes in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, manganese, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 171% more than tomatoes.
  • The glycemic index of tomatoes is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Chives, raw.

Infographic

Tomato 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.
Tomato
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Chives
10
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 +281.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +820%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.9%
Contains more IronIron +492.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +166.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +227.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
2
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 EVitamin E +157.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +324.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +419%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +505.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +264%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2592.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.647mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 7.9µg 212.7µg 171%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 58.1mg 49%
Folate 15µg 105µg 23%
Vitamin A 42µg 218µg 20%
Iron 0.27mg 1.6mg 17%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.373mg 11%
Copper 0.059mg 0.157mg 11%
Calcium 10mg 92mg 8%
Magnesium 11mg 42mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.115mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.324mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 2.5g 5%
Phosphorus 24mg 58mg 5%
Protein 0.88g 3.27g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.138mg 4%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.56mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.078mg 3%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.21mg 2%
Potassium 237mg 296mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.146g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.73g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.267g 1%
Calories 18kcal 30kcal 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 1.85g N/A
Carbs 3.89g 4.35g 0%
Sugar 2.63g 1.85g N/A
Sodium 5mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.647mg 0%
Choline 6.7mg 5.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
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 ProteinProtein +271.6%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.8%
Contains more OtherOther +96.1%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
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 -80.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +206.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +221.7%

People also compare

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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.