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Clam vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between clam and onions

  • Onions contain less vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, and zinc than clam.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4120% higher.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of onions is 15, while the glycemic index of clam is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist 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.
Clam
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 28% 55% 105% 229% 74% 145% 157% 130% 349%
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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +330.1%
Contains more IronIron +1238.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1664.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1505.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1065.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +675.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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.
Clam
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 74% 57% 0% 0% 38% 98% 63% 41% 25% 12361% 0% 22% 0%
Onion
3
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 CVitamin C +198.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2791.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +452.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +52.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 0.5µg 115%
Copper 0.688mg 0.039mg 72%
Sodium 1202mg 4mg 52%
Protein 25.55g 1.1g 49%
Phosphorus 338mg 29mg 44%
Manganese 1mg 0.129mg 38%
Iron 2.81mg 0.21mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.027mg 31%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.17mg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 0.116mg 20%
Vitamin A 171µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 7.4mg 16%
Potassium 628mg 146mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.123mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.046mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Calcium 92mg 23mg 7%
Calories 148kcal 40kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.017g 4%
Folate 29µg 19µg 3%
Fats 1.95g 0.1g 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 9.34g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.12mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.042g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
3
26% 2% 5% 64% 4%
Protein: 25.55 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 63.64 g
Other: 3.73 g
Onion
2
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 +2222.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1850%
Contains more OtherOther +965.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.1%
Contains more WaterWater +40%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
2
21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
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 +1223.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3147.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.7%

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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. Clam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171975/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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