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Beets, cooked, boiled, drained vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between beets, cooked, boiled, drained and onions

  • The amount of folate, manganese, and iron in beets, cooked, boiled, drained is higher than in onions.
  • Beets, cooked, boiled, drained covers your daily need for folate, 15% more than onions.
  • Beets, cooked, boiled, drained contains 4 times more iron than onions. While beets, cooked, boiled, drained contains 0.79mg of iron, onions contain only 0.21mg.
  • The amount of sugar in onions is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beets, cooked, boiled, drained and Onions, 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 16% 4.8% 27% 30% 25% 9.5% 16% 10% 43% 3.8%
Onion
Onion
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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 +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.9%
Contains more IronIron +276.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%

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 12% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 6.8% 9.2% 6.2% 8.7% 15% 0% 0.5% 60% 3.4%
Onion
Onion
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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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +185.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beets, cooked, boiled, drained Onion DV% diff.
Folate 80µg 19µg 15%
Manganese 0.326mg 0.129mg 9%
Iron 0.79mg 0.21mg 7%
Potassium 305mg 146mg 5%
Copper 0.074mg 0.039mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 7.4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.12mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 10mg 3%
Sodium 77mg 4mg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.046mg 2%
Fiber 2g 1.7g 1%
Protein 1.68g 1.1g 1%
Phosphorus 38mg 29mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.331mg 0.116mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.027mg 1%
Calories 44kcal 40kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 9.96g 9.34g 0%
Net carbs 7.96g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 7.96g 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.123mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 6.3mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.05mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.048mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.059mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 10% 87%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 9.96 g
Water: 87.06 g
Other: 1.12 g
Onion
Onion
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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 +52.7%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more OtherOther +220%
~equal in Carbs ~9.34g
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 28% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Onion
Onion
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +276.5%

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. Beets, cooked, boiled, drained - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169146/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.