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Halva vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are halva and onions different?

  • Halva has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for halva is 129% higher.
  • Halva contains 98 times more saturated fat than onions. While halva contains 4.127g of saturated fat, onions contain only 0.042g.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index (15) than halva (55).

Candies, halavah, plain and Onions, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Onion
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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 +2080%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.1%
Contains more IronIron +2057.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2982.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2441.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1993.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +576.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%

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.
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Onion
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +821.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2362.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7300%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Onion DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.039mg 129%
Phosphorus 607mg 29mg 83%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0.017g 56%
Iron 4.53mg 0.21mg 54%
Magnesium 218mg 10mg 50%
Zinc 4.32mg 0.17mg 38%
Fats 21.52g 0.1g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.046mg 32%
Manganese 0.873mg 0.129mg 32%
Protein 12.49g 1.1g 23%
Calories 469kcal 40kcal 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0.013g 20%
Selenium 11.5µg 0.5µg 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0.042g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.12mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 0.116mg 17%
Carbs 60.49g 9.34g 17%
Folate 65µg 19µg 12%
Fiber 4.5g 1.7g 11%
Sodium 195mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 7.4mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.027mg 5%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 187mg 146mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 0.123mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Net carbs 55.99g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Onion
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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 +1035.5%
Contains more FatsFats +21420%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +547.6%
Contains more OtherOther +422.9%
Contains more WaterWater +2328.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Onion
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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 +62930.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49788.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.