Chives ( allium schoenoprasum)

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Chives - allium schoenoprasum

Flavour:

Chives are a member of the onion family. Their delicate flavour adds a wonderful dimension to foods. Add them at the end of cooking as their flavour diminishes if cooked for any length of time. Dried chives are a handy addition to your spice cupboard.

How to Use:

Chives are a great accompaniment to egg dishes such as omelets and sauces which have eggs as their base. They also add flavour to soups, salads, cream cheese, and a variety of sauces.

Measuring:

Chip dip:

Salad:

Soup:

1 tablespoon per cup of sour cream and other dip spices

1 teaspoon sprinkled into a salad for one

1 tablespoon added at the end of cooking to 2 quarts of soup

Other Info:

The flowers are light purple with a delicate chive flavour and can also be used in salads.

Chives can also be used as a garnish on mashed potatoes, cauliflower and casseroles where some colour and light onion flavour is desired.

Chives Dried Nutrient	Units	1 tbsp ------- 0.20 g
Proximates	.	.
Water	g	0.004
Energy	kcal	0.622
Energy	kj	2.602
Protein	g	0.042
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.007
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	0.129
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.052
Ash	g	0.018
Minerals	.	.
Calcium, Ca	mg	1.626
Iron, Fe	mg	0.040
Magnesium, Mg	mg	1.280
Phosphorus, P	mg	1.036
Potassium, K	mg	5.920
Sodium, Na	mg	0.140
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.010
Copper, Cu	mg	0.001
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.003
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.019
Vitamins	.	.
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	1.320
Thiamin	mg	0.002
Riboflavin	mg	0.003
Niacin	mg	0.012
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.004
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.004
Folate, total	mcg	0.216
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, IU	IU	136.600
Vitamin A, RE	mcg_RE	13.660
Vitamin E	mg_ATE	0.004
Lipids	.	.
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.001
4:0	g	0.000
6:0	g	0.000
8:0	g	0.000
10:0	g	0.000
12:0	g	0.000
14:0	g	0.000
16:0	g	0.001
18:0	g	0.000
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.001
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.001
20:1	g	0.000
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.003
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.003
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.000
18:4	g	0.000
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000
20:5 n-3	g	0.000
22:5 n-3	g	0.000
22:6 n-3	g	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0.000
Amino acids	.	.
Tryptophan	g	0.000
Threonine	g	0.002
Isoleucine	g	0.002
Leucine	g	0.003
Lysine	g	0.002
Methionine	g	0.000
Phenylalanine	g	0.001
Tyrosine	g	0.001
Valine	g	0.002
Arginine	g	0.003
Histidine	g	0.001
Alanine	g	0.002
Aspartic acid	g	0.004
Glutamic acid	g	0.009
Glycine	g	0.002
Proline	g	0.003
Serine	g	0.002