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Cashew vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and onions different?

  • Cashew has more copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin K than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 240% higher.
  • Cashew contains 185 times more saturated fat than onions. While cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, onions contain only 0.042g.

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw 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.
Cashew
Cashew
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Onion
Onion
1
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +2820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +352.1%
Contains more IronIron +3081%
Contains more CopperCopper +5528.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1944.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1182.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3880%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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.
Cashew
Cashew
8
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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Onion
Onion
2
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 EVitamin E +4400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +819.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +815.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +602.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +247.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8425%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1380%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Onion DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.039mg 240%
Phosphorus 593mg 29mg 81%
Iron 6.68mg 0.21mg 81%
Fats 43.85g 0.1g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 10mg 67%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.129mg 66%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.013g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.017g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.17mg 51%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.042g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.5µg 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.1g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.046mg 31%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 0.4µg 28%
Calories 553kcal 40kcal 26%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.12mg 23%
Potassium 660mg 146mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.123mg 15%
Starch 23.49g 0g 10%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 7.4mg 8%
Carbs 30.19g 9.34g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.116mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.02mg 6%
Fiber 3.3g 1.7g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.027mg 2%
Fructose 0.05g 1.29g 2%
Folate 25µg 19µg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 12mg 4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
Cashew
4
18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Onion
Onion
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1556.4%
Contains more FatsFats +43750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223.2%
Contains more OtherOther +625.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1613.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
Cashew
2
20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Onion
Onion
1
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 +182953.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46047.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
Cashew
2
80% 20%
Starch: 23.49 g
Sucrose: 5.81 g
Glucose: 0.05 g
Fructose: 0.05 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Onion
Onion
2
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 +486.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3840%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2480%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.