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Focaccia vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between focaccia and onions

  • Onions have less iron, vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Focaccia covers your daily iron needs 37% more than onions.
  • Onions contain 140 times less sodium than focaccia. Focaccia contains 561mg of sodium, while onions contain 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of focaccia is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.2%
Contains more IronIron +1404.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +682.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +341.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +182.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3080%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 0% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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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 EVitamin E +7000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +921.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1014.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3063.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +424.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1325%
Contains more FolateFolate +626.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +110.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Onion DV% diff.
Iron 3.16mg 0.21mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.046mg 35%
Folate 138µg 19µg 30%
Selenium 15.9µg 0.5µg 28%
Sodium 561mg 4mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0.116mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.027mg 21%
Protein 8.77g 1.1g 15%
Phosphorus 128mg 29mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.013g 14%
Fats 7.89g 0.1g 12%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.17mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.123mg 10%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.129mg 10%
Calories 249kcal 40kcal 10%
Carbs 35.82g 9.34g 9%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.017g 7%
Copper 0.091mg 0.039mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0.4µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.042g 4%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Calcium 35mg 23mg 1%
Choline 2.9mg 6.1mg 1%
Potassium 114mg 146mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 4.24g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.7g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
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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 +697.3%
Contains more FatsFats +7790%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.5%
Contains more OtherOther +360%
Contains more WaterWater +94.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
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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 +43515.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5747.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.