Chives Nutrition facts
Chives
Sweet, mild-onion flavored chives are fresh, top greens of chive plant in the onion family of bulb vegetables. Its stiff, hollow, tubular leaves appear similar to that of onions, but smaller in diameter, and look somewhat like 'grass-blades' from a distance.
Botanically, their bright green leave tubules belong to the family of Alliaceae, of the genus: Allium.
Scientific name: Allium schoenoprasum (common or onion chives).
Chives should not be confused to green-onions, which are top greens of young, immature onion plants AND to scallions, which are top greens of Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion). Along with chervil, parsley, and tarragon, chive makes the perfectly 'balanced quartet' of classic French fines herbes (fine herbs).
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 30 Kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4.35 g | 3% |
| Protein | 3.27 g | 6% |
| Total Fat | 0.73 g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.5 g | 7% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 105 µg | 26% |
| Niacin | 0.647 mg | 4% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.324 mg | 6.5% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.138 mg | 11% |
| Riboflavin | 0.115 mg | 9% |
| Thiamin | 0.078 mg | 6.5% |
| Vitamin A | 4353 IU | 145% |
| Vitamin C | 58.1 mg | 98% |
| Vitamin E | 0.21 mg | 1.5% |
| Vitamin K | 212.7 µg | 177% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 3 mg | <0.5% |
| Potassium | 296 mg | 6% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 92 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.157 mg | 17% |
| Iron | 1.60 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 42 mg | 10.5% |
| Manganese | 0.373 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 58 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 0.9 µg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.56 mg | 5% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 2612 µg | -- |
| Crypto-xanthin-ß | 0 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 323 µg | -- |