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Hoisin sauce vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hoisin sauce and onions?

  • Hoisin sauce is higher in vitamin B2, iron, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, and monounsaturated fat, yet onions are higher in vitamin C.
  • Hoisin sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 70% more.
  • Hoisin sauce has 74 times more monounsaturated fat than onions. While hoisin sauce has 0.963g of monounsaturated fat, onions have only 0.013g.
  • The amount of sodium in onions is lower.

We used Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve and Onions, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 9.6% 11% 38% 43% 8.7% 16% 211% 33% 9.8%
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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 +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +39.1%
Contains more IronIron +381%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +96.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 1.3% 0% 5.6% 0% 1% 50% 22% 4.1% 14% 0% 1.3% 17% 4.4%
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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 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +703.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +908.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +93.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hoisin sauce Onion DV% diff.
Sodium 1615mg 4mg 70%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.027mg 15%
Carbs 44.08g 9.34g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.698g 0.017g 11%
Copper 0.128mg 0.039mg 10%
Iron 1.01mg 0.21mg 10%
Calories 220kcal 40kcal 9%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 7.4mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.17mg 0.116mg 7%
Fats 3.39g 0.1g 5%
Manganese 0.254mg 0.129mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.062mg 0.12mg 4%
Protein 3.31g 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.046mg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 1.7g 4%
Magnesium 24mg 10mg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.02mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.963g 0.013g 2%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.5µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.568g 0.042g 2%
Folate 23µg 19µg 1%
Phosphorus 38mg 29mg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.17mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.123mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 23mg 1%
Potassium 119mg 146mg 1%
Net carbs 41.28g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 27.26g 4.24g N/A
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 8mg 6.1mg 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
3% 3% 44% 44% 5%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 44.08 g
Water: 44.23 g
Other: 4.99 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 +200.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3290%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +371.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1325.7%
Contains more WaterWater +101.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 30% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.568 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.963 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.698 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 +7307.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9888.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%

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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. Hoisin sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172886/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.