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Yam vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yam and chives different?

  • Yam is richer in potassium and vitamin B6, while chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Chives cover your daily need for vitamin K, 175% more than yam.
  • Yam contains 2 times more potassium than chives. Yam contains 670mg of potassium, while chives contain 296mg.

Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, without salt and Chives, 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.
Yam
Yam
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.2% 59% 20% 51% 5.5% 21% 1% 48% 3.8%
Chives
Chives
7
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 PotassiumPotassium +126.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +557.1%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.157mg
~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.
Yam
Yam
3
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 40% 0% 2% 6.8% 24% 6.5% 10% 19% 53% 0% 5.8% 12%
Chives
Chives
6
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 +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +380.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +310.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9147.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +556.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.324mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.3µg 212.7µg 175%
Vitamin C 12.1mg 58.1mg 51%
Vitamin A 6µg 218µg 24%
Folate 16µg 105µg 22%
Iron 0.52mg 1.6mg 14%
Potassium 670mg 296mg 11%
Carbs 27.48g 4.35g 8%
Calcium 14mg 92mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.115mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.228mg 0.138mg 7%
Magnesium 18mg 42mg 6%
Fiber 3.9g 2.5g 6%
Calories 116kcal 30kcal 4%
Protein 1.49g 3.27g 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.56mg 3%
Choline 16.2mg 5.2mg 2%
Fats 0.14g 0.73g 1%
Copper 0.152mg 0.157mg 1%
Phosphorus 49mg 58mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 0.21mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.078mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 0.647mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.146g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.267g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 779kcal 92kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 333g N/A
Net carbs 23.58g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 0.49g 1.85g N/A
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Manganese 0.371mg 0.373mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.311mg 0.324mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.052mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.05mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.094mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.06mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
1
27% 70%
Protein: 1.49 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 27.48 g
Water: 70.13 g
Other: 0.76 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +531.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.5%
Contains more FatsFats +421.4%
Contains more WaterWater +29.3%
Contains more OtherOther +31.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
1
31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +345%

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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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170072/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.