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Chives vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chives and onions different?

  • Chives are higher than onions in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 177% more than onions.
  • Chives contain 2177 times more vitamin A than onions. Chives contain 4353 IU of vitamin A, while onions contain 2 IU.
  • Chives have a higher glycemic index (45) than onions (15).

Chives, raw and Onions, raw types were 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.
Chives
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%
Onion
Onion
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +661.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +302.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +189.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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.
Chives
Chives
10
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%
Onion
Onion
0
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 25% 0% 0% 0.4% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +685.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +457.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +53075%
Contains more FolateFolate +452.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 0.4µg 177%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 7.4mg 56%
Vitamin A 218µg 0µg 24%
Folate 105µg 19µg 22%
Iron 1.6mg 0.21mg 17%
Copper 0.157mg 0.039mg 13%
Manganese 0.373mg 0.129mg 11%
Magnesium 42mg 10mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 23mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.027mg 7%
Protein 3.27g 1.1g 4%
Potassium 296mg 146mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.17mg 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 29mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.123mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.7g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.116mg 3%
Carbs 4.35g 9.34g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 0.017g 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Calories 30kcal 40kcal 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.02mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.12mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 11g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 92kcal 364kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 250g N/A
Net carbs 1.85g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 1.85g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 3mg 4mg 0%
Choline 5.2mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.146g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Onion
Onion
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.3%
Contains more FatsFats +630%
Contains more OtherOther +185.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +114.7%
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Onion
Onion
1
58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +630.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1470.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%

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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. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/nutrients
  2. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.