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Kohlrabi vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between kohlrabi and sweet onions

  • Sweet onions have less vitamin C, fiber, copper, and potassium.
  • Kohlrabi covers your daily vitamin C needs 64% more than sweet onions.
  • Sweet onions contain 4 times less fiber than kohlrabi. Kohlrabi contains 3.6g of fiber, while sweet onions contain 0.9g.
  • Kohlrabi has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Kohlrabi, raw and Onions, sweet, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 7.2% 31% 15% 43% 0.82% 20% 2.6% 18% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +194.1%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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 207% 0% 0.67% 9.6% 13% 4.6% 7.5% 9.9% 35% 0% 0.25% 12%
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 16% 0% 0% 0.4% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1191.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kohlrabi Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 62mg 4.8mg 64%
Fiber 3.6g 0.9g 11%
Copper 0.129mg 0.056mg 8%
Potassium 350mg 119mg 7%
Phosphorus 46mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.02mg 3%
Manganese 0.139mg 0.076mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Protein 1.7g 0.8g 2%
Magnesium 19mg 9mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.133mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.13mg 2%
Folate 16µg 23µg 2%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.13mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.098mg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 5.5mg 1%
Calories 27kcal 32kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 6.3g 2.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 159kcal 400kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 370g 313g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 2.6g 6.65g N/A
Carbs 6.2g 7.55g 0%
Calcium 24mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 2.6g 5.02g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.013g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.078mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.067mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.056mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.039mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 1 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +112.5%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.8%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Kohlrabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168424/nutrients
  2. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.