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Burdock root vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are burdock root and sweet onion different?

  • Burdock root is higher than sweet onion in fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium, manganese, iron, and potassium.
  • Burdock root contains 4 times more magnesium than sweet onion. Burdock root contains 38mg of magnesium, while sweet onion contains 9mg.
  • Burdock root is lower in sugar.

Burdock root, raw and Onions, sweet, raw types were used 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 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
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 +322.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158.8%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +153.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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 10% 0% 7.6% 0% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17% 6.4%
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 EVitamin E +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +227.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +112.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +310%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burdock root Sweet onion DV% diff.
Fiber 3.3g 0.9g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.13mg 8%
Magnesium 38mg 9mg 7%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.076mg 7%
Iron 0.8mg 0.26mg 7%
Potassium 308mg 119mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.098mg 4%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Phosphorus 51mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.041mg 3%
Carbs 17.34g 7.55g 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.02mg 2%
Calories 72kcal 32kcal 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.13mg 2%
Copper 0.077mg 0.056mg 2%
Calcium 41mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin C 3mg 4.8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.133mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 11.7mg 5.5mg 1%
Protein 1.53g 0.8g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 5mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Folate 23µg 23µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 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 +91.3%
Contains more FatsFats +87.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +129.7%
Contains more OtherOther +169.7%
Contains more WaterWater +13.9%

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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. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/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.