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Fennel vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fennel and sweet onion

  • Fennel has more vitamin K, vitamin A, fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and iron, while sweet onion has more vitamin B6.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 52% higher.
  • Sweet onion contains 963 times less vitamin A than fennel. Fennel contains 963IU of vitamin A, while sweet onion contains 1IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Fennel, bulb, raw 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.
Fennel
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
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 +88.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +247.9%
Contains more IronIron +180.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +151.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%

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.
Fennel
9
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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +381.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 62.8µg 0.3µg 52%
Potassium 414mg 119mg 9%
Fiber 3.1g 0.9g 9%
Vitamin C 12mg 4.8mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.13mg 6%
Iron 0.73mg 0.26mg 6%
Manganese 0.191mg 0.076mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.02mg 4%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Phosphorus 50mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.098mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.041mg 3%
Calcium 49mg 20mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 9mg 2%
Sodium 52mg 8mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.13mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 1%
Folate 27µg 23µg 1%
Choline 13.2mg 5.5mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.02mg 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.056mg 1%
Protein 1.24g 0.8g 1%
Calories 31kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 4.2g 6.65g N/A
Carbs 7.3g 7.55g 0%
Sugar 3.93g 5.02g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 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
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 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 +55%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more OtherOther +218.2%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g
~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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.