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Brussels sprouts vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Brussels sprouts and sweet onion

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, fiber, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Brussels sprouts' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 147% more.
  • Brussels sprouts have 754 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. Brussels sprouts have 754IU of vitamin A, while sweet onion has 1IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Brussels sprouts, raw 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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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 +155.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +226.9%
Contains more IronIron +438.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +223.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +343.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +220%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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 +1670.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +460.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58900%
Contains more FolateFolate +165.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +247.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Sweet onion DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 1020%
Vitamin K 177µg 0.3µg 147%
Vitamin C 85mg 4.8mg 89%
Iron 1.4mg 0.26mg 14%
Fiber 3.8g 0.9g 12%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.076mg 11%
Folate 61µg 23µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.041mg 8%
Potassium 389mg 119mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.13mg 7%
Phosphorus 69mg 27mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.02mg 6%
Protein 3.38g 0.8g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.098mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.133mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 9mg 3%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.13mg 3%
Calcium 42mg 20mg 2%
Copper 0.07mg 0.056mg 2%
Choline 19.1mg 5.5mg 2%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.5µg 2%
Calories 43kcal 32kcal 1%
Sodium 25mg 8mg 1%
Fructose 0.93g 2.02g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.08g 0%
Carbs 8.95g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 5.15g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 5.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 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 +322.5%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +315.2%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 37% 42%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
14% 45% 40%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.72 g
Glucose: 2.26 g
Fructose: 2.02 g
Lactose: 0.02 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +56.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +179%
Contains more FructoseFructose +117.2%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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.

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