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Chinook salmon vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chinook salmon and onions

  • Chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and potassium than onions.
  • Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 120% more.
  • Onions have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of onions is 15, while the glycemic index of chinook salmon is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat 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 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245.9%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1179.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +578.9%

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 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +470.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8559.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +603.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +285%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +84.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 0µg 120%
Selenium 46.8µg 0.5µg 84%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 0.116mg 62%
Protein 25.72g 1.1g 49%
Phosphorus 371mg 29mg 49%
Cholesterol 85mg 0mg 28%
Magnesium 122mg 10mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.12mg 26%
Fats 13.38g 0.1g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.017g 18%
Vitamin A 149µg 0µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.123mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 0.013g 14%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.042g 14%
Potassium 505mg 146mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.027mg 10%
Calories 231kcal 40kcal 10%
Iron 0.91mg 0.21mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.129mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.17mg 4%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 7.4mg 4%
Folate 35µg 19µg 4%
Carbs 0g 9.34g 3%
Sodium 60mg 4mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.039mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Calcium 28mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.046mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 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 ProteinProtein +2238.2%
Contains more FatsFats +13280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +35.8%
~equal in Other ~0.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 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 +44069.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15558.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/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.