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Broad beans vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between broad beans and sweet onion

  • Broad beans have more vitamin C, iron, fiber, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, sweet onion is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Broad beans cover your daily need for vitamin C, 17% more than sweet onion.
  • Broad beans have 9 times more vitamin B3 than sweet onion. While broad beans have 1.2mg of vitamin B3, sweet onion has only 0.133mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Onions, sweet, raw.

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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 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +244.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.2%
Contains more IronIron +476.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +261.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +243.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.056mg

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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +802.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +348.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 19.8mg 4.8mg 17%
Iron 1.5mg 0.26mg 16%
Fiber 3.6g 0.9g 11%
Folate 58µg 23µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.13mg 8%
Protein 4.8g 0.8g 8%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.076mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.041mg 7%
Phosphorus 73mg 27mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.133mg 7%
Magnesium 31mg 9mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.02mg 5%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.13mg 3%
Potassium 193mg 119mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 2%
Calories 62kcal 32kcal 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.5µg 1%
Carbs 10.1g 7.55g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.098mg 1%
Sodium 41mg 8mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.08g 1%
Saturated fat 0.142g 1%
Net carbs 6.5g 6.65g N/A
Calcium 18mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 5.02g N/A
Copper 0.06mg 0.056mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +500%
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.8%
Contains more OtherOther +172.7%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/nutrients
  2. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.