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Chives

The gentlest of the kitchen alliums, offering small amounts of the same sulfur compounds and vitamin K as onions and garlic — best enjoyed fresh and raw.

Benefits

Key compounds

Organosulfur compounds (allicin)vitamin Kvitamin Cfolatequercetinlutein and zeaxanthin

May help with

Best for these goals

Antioxidantheart healthimmunitybone health

How to use it

Snip fresh over finished dishes; the flavor fades with long cooking, so add at the very end

Evidence level

Nutritional

Cautions & interactions

Very safe as a food; allium allergy is rare
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