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Collard Greens vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between collard Greens and sweet onion?

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin B2, choline, and vitamin E than collard Greens.
  • Collard Greens' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 339% higher.
  • Collard Greens have 7600 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. Collard Greens have 7600IU of vitamin A, while sweet onion has 1IU.

We used Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Onions, sweet, raw types in this comparison.

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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 15% 42% 10% 42% 17% 6.3% 14% 2% 67% 2.7%
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 +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +605%
Contains more IronIron +334.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +571.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
~equal in Potassium ~119mg
~equal in Copper ~0.056mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.5µg

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 61% 127% 18% 0% 10% 24% 11% 13% 30% 0% 1017% 12% 21%
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 +279.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +430%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +332.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +122.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +135433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +598.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Collard Greens Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 406.6µg 0.3µg 339%
Vitamin A 380µg 0µg 42%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.076mg 19%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 4.8mg 15%
Fiber 4g 0.9g 12%
Calcium 141mg 20mg 12%
Iron 1.13mg 0.26mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.02mg 7%
Choline 38.4mg 5.5mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.02mg 6%
Protein 2.71g 0.8g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.575mg 0.133mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Folate 16µg 23µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.218mg 0.098mg 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.056mg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.13mg 1%
Phosphorus 32mg 27mg 1%
Carbs 5.65g 7.55g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.173g 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.08g 1%
Calories 33kcal 32kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.65g 6.65g N/A
Potassium 117mg 119mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 15mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.128mg 0.13mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.047g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.086mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.028mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 90%
Protein: 2.71 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 5.65 g
Water: 90.18 g
Other: 0.74 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 +238.8%
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more OtherOther +124.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.6%
~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. Collard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170407/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.