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Winter melon vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are winter melon and chives different?

  • Chives have more vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and calcium than winter melon.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for chives is 87% higher.

Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Chives, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
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 +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +384.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4833.3%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +582.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +543.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 Vitamin CVitamin C +346.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +143.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.115mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Vitamin C 13mg 58.1mg 50%
Folate 5µg 105µg 25%
Vitamin A 0µg 218µg 24%
Copper 0.023mg 0.157mg 15%
Iron 0.4mg 1.6mg 15%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.373mg 14%
Potassium 6mg 296mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.138mg 8%
Magnesium 10mg 42mg 8%
Calcium 19mg 92mg 7%
Phosphorus 19mg 58mg 6%
Protein 0.4g 3.27g 6%
Sodium 111mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.324mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.078mg 3%
Fiber 2.9g 2.5g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.647mg 2%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.146g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.267g 1%
Calories 13kcal 30kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.73g 1%
Carbs 3g 4.35g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Zinc 0.61mg 0.56mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.115mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 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 ProteinProtein +717.5%
Contains more FatsFats +265%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 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 -89%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +156.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +206.9%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.