Nutrition for Chives
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Chives Nutrition Summary
One tablespoon of chives (3 grams or 0.11 oz) contains 1 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Chives consists of 91% water, 4% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and less than 1% of total fat.Chives are an excellent source of a few nutrients, including Vitamin C.
In one tablespoon of chives:
- Calories: 1
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 0.1 mg
See the Chives Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Chives, raw.
Calories in Chives
Chives have 1 calories per tablespoon or 33 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.50% of calories in chives are from carbohydrates and 50% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
A good portion, or 50% of the calories in chives are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in chives are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (50% and 50%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single tablespoon of chives contains 0% of recommended daily values or 0.1 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
Calories from Fat
Chives does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Chives are very low in total fat, with <0.1 grams per tablespoon. Most of the fat in chives are healthier unsaturated fats.
Chives are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Chives are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: < 0.1 g
- Saturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
Calories Similar to Chives
Some other vegetables with similar calories to chives by weight:- Bean Sprouts: same
- Jalapeno: same
- Green Bean: same
- Fennel: same
Protein in Chives
A single tablespoon of Chives contains 0.1 grams of protein. Although chives are relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.- Protein: 0.1 g
- Tryptophan: < 0.1 g
- Threonine: < 0.1 g
- Isoleucine: < 0.1 g
- Leucine: 0.01 g
- Lysine: < 0.1 g
- Methionine: < 0.1 g
- Phenylalanine: < 0.1 g
- Valine: < 0.1 g
- Histidine: < 0.1 g
Protein Similar to Chives
Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to chives by weight:- Artichoke: same
- Brussels Sprouts: same
- Yellow Corn: same
- Bean Sprouts: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Chives
An good source of nutrients, chives contain abundant amounts of Vitamin C. In fact, a single tablespoon of chives contains 2% of recommended daily values or 1.7 milligrams of Vitamin C.Vitamins in chives (1 tbsp):
- Vitamin a: 6.5 ug
- Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 1.7 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 3.2 ug
- Vitamin k: 6.4 ug
- Calcium: 2.8 mg
- Potassium: 8.9 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 1.3 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: < 0.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 1.7 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Manganese: < 0.1 mg
- Choline: 0.2 mg
Similar to Chives for Vitamin C
Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to chives:- Cauliflower: -0.3 MG
- Bok Choy: -0.39 MG
- Serrano Pepper: -0.4 MG
- Watercress: -0.45 MG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Chives [3]
Chives contain a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin and flavonoids luteolin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol and quercetin. In one tablespoon of chives:
- beta-carotene: 78 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 10 ug
- luteolin: 0 mg
- isorhamnetin: 0.2 mg
- kaempferol: 0.3 mg
- Quercetin: 0.14 mg
Chives Nutrition Chart
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