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Chinese broccoli vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinese broccoli and sweet onion

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B2, manganese, calcium, and fiber than chinese broccoli.
  • Chinese broccoli covers your daily need for vitamin K, 70% more than sweet onion.
  • Chinese broccoli has 1638 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. While chinese broccoli has 1638IU of vitamin A, sweet onion has only 1IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Onions, sweet, 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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.3%
Contains more IronIron +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +247.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +160%
~equal in Copper ~0.056mg

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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 CVitamin C +487.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +630%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +330.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +360%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 0.3µg 70%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 4.8mg 26%
Folate 99µg 23µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.02mg 10%
Vitamin A 82µg 0µg 9%
Calcium 100mg 20mg 8%
Manganese 0.264mg 0.076mg 8%
Fiber 2.5g 0.9g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.041mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.13mg 5%
Choline 25.3mg 5.5mg 4%
Potassium 261mg 119mg 4%
Iron 0.56mg 0.26mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.02mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.13mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 2%
Phosphorus 41mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 0.133mg 2%
Calories 22kcal 32kcal 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.08g 1%
Carbs 3.81g 7.55g 1%
Saturated fat 0.11g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.098mg 1%
Copper 0.061mg 0.056mg 1%
Protein 1.14g 0.8g 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.5µg 1%
Net carbs 1.31g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 0.84g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 7mg 8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 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 +42.5%
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more OtherOther +139.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.2%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.