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Chinese chives

Chinese chives commonly refers to garlic chive leaves, which are tender, flat, and onion-scented with mild garlic flavour for cooking or fillings.

Chinese chives — illustrative ingredient image

About Chinese chives

Chinese chives commonly means garlic chives: flat, strap-shaped green leaves from an allium used as a herb and vegetable. The leaves are tender yet substantial, with an onion-like scent and a mild garlic flavour, and are often chopped for cooking or fillings.

They are usually sold fresh in bunches; cut and frozen forms are also encountered. The name can be used loosely for other chive-like alliums, so this draft treats it as garlic chive and excludes flower buds and stalks as separate parts. Nutrition comparisons should specify plant part and raw, cooked or frozen state.

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English

Chinese chive, Native, Blanched

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English

Chinese chive, Native, Raw

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Chinese chives nutrition & diet

Chinese chives nutritional value

Reference: Chinese chive, leaves, raw

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
18kcal
Protein
1.7g
Carbs
4.0g
Fat
0.3g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 06207 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

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