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Gratin vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between gratin and onions

  • Onions have less copper, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Gratin covers your daily saturated fat needs 23% more than onions.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
Gratin
Gratin
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Onion
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +417.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.2%
Contains more IronIron +204.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +310.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +305.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +289.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +440%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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.
Gratin
Gratin
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 33% 0% 21% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3%
Onion
Onion
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 25% 0% 0% 0.4% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +329.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +756%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +214.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45%
Contains more FolateFolate +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Onion DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.733g 0.042g 21%
Sodium 433mg 4mg 19%
Copper 0.16mg 0.039mg 13%
Fats 7.59g 0.1g 12%
Phosphorus 113mg 29mg 12%
Calcium 119mg 23mg 10%
Protein 5.06g 1.1g 8%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 396mg 146mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.027mg 7%
Calories 132kcal 40kcal 5%
Iron 0.64mg 0.21mg 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.17mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 0.116mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.123mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 0.013g 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.5µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 7.4mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.046mg 2%
Folate 11µg 19µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 0.017g 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Carbs 11.27g 9.34g 1%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.129mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.8g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 261kcal 364kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 76g 250g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.51 0.71 N/A
Net carbs 9.47g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.7g 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
Gratin
4
5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Onion
Onion
1
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 +360%
Contains more FatsFats +7490%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.7%
Contains more OtherOther +494.3%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
Gratin
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Onion
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 +16430.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1523.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.