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Vegetable vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between vegetable and chives

  • Vegetable has more fiber; however, chives are richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, and calcium.
  • Chives cover your daily vitamin K needs 158% more than vegetable.
  • Chives have 5 times less choline than vegetable. Vegetable has 24.1mg of choline, while chives have 5.2mg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of chives is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.1%
Contains more IronIron +95.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Manganese ~0.373mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1715.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +805.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +452.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~218µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.115mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 23.5µg 212.7µg 158%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 58.1mg 61%
Folate 19µg 105µg 22%
Iron 0.82mg 1.6mg 10%
Fiber 4.4g 2.5g 8%
Copper 0.083mg 0.157mg 8%
Calcium 25mg 92mg 7%
Magnesium 22mg 42mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.138mg 5%
Potassium 169mg 296mg 4%
Carbs 13.09g 4.35g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.324mg 3%
Choline 24.1mg 5.2mg 3%
Calories 65kcal 30kcal 2%
Protein 2.86g 3.27g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.73g 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.56mg 1%
Phosphorus 51mg 58mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.21mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.078mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.647mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.146g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.267g 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 1.85g N/A
Vitamin A 214µg 218µg 0%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.373mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.115mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
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 +200.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.3%
Contains more FatsFats +386.7%
Contains more OtherOther +49.3%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
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 -78.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +270.8%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.