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Juice vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between juice and onions

  • Juice has more vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin C; however, onions are richer in fiber and manganese.
  • Juice's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 31% more.
  • Juice contains 43 times more vitamin B3 than onions. Juice contains 5mg of vitamin B3, while onions contain 0.116mg.
  • Juice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of juice is 50, while the glycemic index of onions is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, Orange juice drink 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.
Juice
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Onion
9
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 less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +247.6%
Contains more IronIron +90.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +625%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1742.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Juice
6
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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Onion
4
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 CVitamin C +102.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +726.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1492.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Juice Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.027mg 31%
Vitamin B3 5mg 0.116mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.12mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 0.046mg 28%
Vitamin C 15mg 7.4mg 8%
Fiber 0.2g 1.7g 6%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.129mg 5%
Folate 4µg 19µg 4%
Phosphorus 4mg 29mg 4%
Potassium 42mg 146mg 3%
Protein 0.2g 1.1g 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Copper 0.018mg 0.039mg 2%
Calcium 2mg 23mg 2%
Magnesium 3mg 10mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 0.123mg 1%
Carbs 13.41g 9.34g 1%
Calories 54kcal 40kcal 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.5µg 1%
Iron 0.11mg 0.21mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.21g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 0.017g 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
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Onion
4
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +450%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +84.2%
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Juice
1
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Onion
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.