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Baby food vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between baby food and onions?

  • Baby food is richer than onions in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 591% more.
  • Baby food has 299 times more vitamin B3 than onions. While baby food has 34.714mg of vitamin B3, onions have only 0.116mg.
  • The glycemic index of onions is lower.

We used Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Onions, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3087%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +199.3%
Contains more IronIron +22519%
Contains more CopperCopper +756.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1311.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1251.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5080%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9963%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29825.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +773.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +275%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +280.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +221.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Onion DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.21mg 591%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.116mg 216%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.027mg 207%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.046mg 199%
Calcium 733mg 23mg 71%
Phosphorus 392mg 29mg 52%
Selenium 25.9µg 0.5µg 46%
Copper 0.334mg 0.039mg 33%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.02mg 24%
Fiber 7.5g 1.7g 23%
Protein 12.2g 1.1g 22%
Carbs 73.4g 9.34g 21%
Magnesium 100mg 10mg 21%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.17mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.123mg 19%
Calories 379kcal 40kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.017g 11%
Potassium 437mg 146mg 9%
Fats 4.4g 0.1g 7%
Folate 43µg 19µg 6%
Manganese 0.129mg 6%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 7.4mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.12mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0.042g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0.013g 3%
Choline 23.2mg 6.1mg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 3mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1009.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +685.9%
Contains more OtherOther +842.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1230%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9176.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9882.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.