Chives
(Reguidit frae Chive)
Chives is the common name o Allium schoenoprasum, the smawest species o the edible ingans.[1] A perennial plant, it is native tae Europe, Asie an North Americae.[2] A. schoenoprasum is the anly species o Allium native tae baith the New an the Auld Warlds.
| Chives Allium schoenoprasum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Faimily: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfaimily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. schoenoprasum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium schoenoprasum | |
 A clump o flouerin chives | |
| Nutreetional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 126 kJ (30 kcal) |
4.35 g | |
| Succars | 1.85 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.5 g |
0.73 g | |
3.27 g | |
| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A equiv. | (27%) 218 μg(24%) 2612 μg323 μg |
| Thiamine (B1) | (7%) 0.078 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | (10%) 0.115 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | (4%) 0.647 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | (6%) 0.324 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | (11%) 0.138 mg |
| Folate (B9) | (26%) 105 μg |
| Vitamin C | (70%) 58.1 mg |
| Vitamin E | (1%) 0.21 mg |
| Vitamin K | (203%) 212.7 μg |
| Meenerals | |
| Calcium | (9%) 92 mg |
| Airn | (12%) 1.6 mg |
| Magnesium | (12%) 42 mg |
| Manganese | (18%) 0.373 mg |
| Phosphorus | (8%) 58 mg |
| Potassium | (6%) 296 mg |
| Zinc | (6%) 0.56 mg |
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| Percentages are approximated uisin US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database | |
References
eedit- ↑ LaFray, Joyce (1987). Tropic Cooking: The New Cuisine from Florida and the Islands of the Caribbean. Oakland: Ten Speed Press. pp. 292. ISBN 0-89815-234-8.
- ↑ Allium schoenoprasum factsheet Archived 2008-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, from Kemper center for home gardening, retrieved on June 13, 2006
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