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Welsh onion vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are welsh onion and chives different?

  • Chives have more vitamin C, folate, vitamin K, manganese, copper, calcium, and vitamin B6 than welsh onion.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for chives is 35% higher.

Onions, welsh, raw and Chives, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
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 +82.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +411.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.6%
Contains more IronIron +31.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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 90% 0% 0% 10% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12%
Chives
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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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +115.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +91.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +556.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~212.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Welsh onion Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin C 27mg 58.1mg 35%
Vitamin A 218µg 24%
Folate 16µg 105µg 22%
Vitamin K 193.4µg 212.7µg 16%
Copper 0.07mg 0.157mg 10%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.373mg 10%
Calcium 18mg 92mg 7%
Magnesium 23mg 42mg 5%
Iron 1.22mg 1.6mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.138mg 5%
Protein 1.9g 3.27g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.169mg 0.324mg 3%
Potassium 212mg 296mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.078mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.115mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.647mg 2%
Fats 0.4g 0.73g 1%
Carbs 6.5g 4.35g 1%
Phosphorus 49mg 58mg 1%
Sodium 17mg 3mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.156g 0.267g 1%
Calories 34kcal 30kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.6g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 179kcal 92kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 294g 333g N/A
Net carbs 4.1g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 1.85g N/A
Fiber 2.4g 2.5g 0%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.56mg 0%
Choline 5.3mg 5.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.146g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.081mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.113mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.095mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 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 CarbsCarbs +49.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.1%
Contains more FatsFats +82.5%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 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 -54.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated 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. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/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.