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Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and onions different?

  • Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has more vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin E, and fiber than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt is 11760% higher.
  • Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt contains 8517 times more vitamin A than onions. While carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt contains 17033IU of vitamin A, onions contain only 2IU.
  • Onions have less sodium.

Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and Onions, raw are the varieties 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 7.1% 9% 21% 13% 5.7% 5.5% 13% 39% 20% 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 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 -98.7%
~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% 1.5% 4.8%
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 +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 +850%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0.12mg 11760%
Vitamin A 852µg 0µg 95%
Sodium 302mg 4mg 13%
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%
Folate 2µg 19µg 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%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.123mg 2%
Iron 0.34mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.044mg 0.027mg 1%
Protein 0.76g 1.1g 1%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.129mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.017g 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%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.042g 0%
Choline 8.8mg 6.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.013g 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
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
25% 5% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 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 -11.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +529.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.7%

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
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, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169339/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.