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Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and onions?

  • Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt is richer than onions in vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11760% more.
  • Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt has 8517 times more vitamin A than onions. While carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt has 17033IU of vitamin A, onions have only 2IU.

We used Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 7.1% 9% 21% 13% 5.7% 5.5% 13% 7.6% 20% 3.8%
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 CalciumCalcium +30.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61%
Contains more IronIron +61.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CopperCopper +129.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~29mg

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% 284% 21% 0% 17% 10% 12% 14% 35308% 0% 34% 11% 4.8%
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 +5050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +456%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +127400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3325%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +105.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0.12mg 11760%
Vitamin A 852µg 0µg 95%
Vitamin K 13.7µg 0.4µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.02mg 7%
Fiber 3g 1.7g 5%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 7.4mg 4%
Potassium 235mg 146mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.645mg 0.116mg 3%
Copper 0.017mg 0.039mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.046mg 2%
Iron 0.34mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.123mg 2%
Sodium 58mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.044mg 0.027mg 1%
Protein 0.76g 1.1g 1%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.129mg 1%
Folate 14µg 19µg 1%
Fructose 0.36g 1.29g 1%
Calcium 30mg 23mg 1%
Calories 35kcal 40kcal 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 8.22g 9.34g 0%
Net carbs 5.22g 7.64g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 3.45g 4.24g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.17mg 0%
Starch 0.17g 0g 0%
Phosphorus 30mg 29mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Choline 8.8mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 8.22 g
Water: 90.17 g
Other: 0.67 g
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 FatsFats +80%
Contains more OtherOther +91.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.6%
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 5% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
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 -28.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +423.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +116.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 74% 11% 10%
Starch: 0.17 g
Sucrose: 2.7 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Onion
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23% 46% 30%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.99 g
Glucose: 1.97 g
Fructose: 1.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +172.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +392.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +258.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170394/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.