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

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Important differences between carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and onions

  • Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin E, and fiber; however, onions are richer in vitamin C.
  • Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 339% more.
  • Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt contains 74 times more sodium than onions. Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt contains 295mg of sodium, while onions contain 4mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 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 7.9% 11% 17% 20% 27% 9.5% 13% 38% 22% 3.3%
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 +52.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.5%
Contains more IronIron +152.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
~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 7.7% 282% 20% 0% 7.5% 8.5% 7.8% 10% 19% 0% 34% 8.3% 4.7%
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 +4950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +258.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3300%
Contains more CholineCholine +41%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +221.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin A 846µg 0µg 94%
Sodium 295mg 4mg 13%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 0.4µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 0.02mg 7%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 7.4mg 6%
Fiber 3.3g 1.7g 6%
Copper 0.082mg 0.039mg 5%
Iron 0.53mg 0.21mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.416mg 0.116mg 2%
Folate 11µg 19µg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.17mg 2%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.129mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.318g 0.017g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 0.123mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.027mg 1%
Protein 0.58g 1.1g 1%
Fructose 0.28g 1.29g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.046mg 1%
Fats 0.68g 0.1g 1%
Potassium 192mg 146mg 1%
Calcium 35mg 23mg 1%
Carbs 7.73g 9.34g 1%
Calories 37kcal 40kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.43g 7.64g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 4.08g 4.24g N/A
Starch 0.31g 0g 0%
Phosphorus 31mg 29mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.042g 0%
Choline 8.6mg 6.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.119mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.063mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.063mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.038mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.043mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.58 g
Fats: 0.68 g
Carbs: 7.73 g
Water: 90.32 g
Other: 0.69 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 +580%
Contains more OtherOther +97.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.8%
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 7% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.318 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1770.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 78% 8% 6%
Starch: 0.31 g
Sucrose: 3.44 g
Glucose: 0.36 g
Fructose: 0.28 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 +247.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +447.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +360.7%
~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, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168519/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.

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