Corn vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between corn and sweet onion
- Sweet onion has less vitamin B5, vitamin B3, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin A.
- Corn's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 14% more.
- Corn has 263 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. Corn has 263IU of vitamin A, while sweet onion has 1IU.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Onions, sweet, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +188.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +83.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +73.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +376.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +185.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -87.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +119.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +566.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +14.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +150% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +14.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +350% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +126.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +185% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1165.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +708.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +33.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +429.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B5 | 0.792mg | 0.098mg | 14% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.683mg | 0.133mg | 10% |
Phosphorus | 77mg | 27mg | 7% |
Fiber | 2.4g | 0.9g | 6% |
Protein | 3.41g | 0.8g | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.093mg | 0.041mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.62mg | 0.13mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 4% | |
Choline | 29.1mg | 5.5mg | 4% |
Carbs | 20.98g | 7.55g | 4% |
Magnesium | 26mg | 9mg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.167mg | 0.076mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.02mg | 3% |
Calories | 96kcal | 32kcal | 3% |
Starch | 7.17g | 0g | 3% |
Potassium | 218mg | 119mg | 3% |
Iron | 0.45mg | 0.26mg | 2% |
Fats | 1.5g | 0.08g | 2% |
Calcium | 3mg | 20mg | 2% |
Fructose | 0.79g | 2.02g | 2% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.5µg | 1% |
Copper | 0.049mg | 0.056mg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.374g | 1% | |
Saturated fat | 0.197g | 1% | |
Vitamin C | 5.5mg | 4.8mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 13µg | 0µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 18.58g | 6.65g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.54g | 5.02g | N/A |
Sodium | 1mg | 8mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Folate | 23µg | 23µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.023mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.133mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.133mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.358mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.141mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.069mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.155mg | 0.024mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.191mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.091mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.41 g
Fats:
1.5 g
Carbs:
20.98 g
Water:
73.41 g
Other:
0.7 g
Protein:
0.8 g
Fats:
0.08 g
Carbs:
7.55 g
Water:
91.24 g
Other:
0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +326.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1775% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +177.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +112.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +24.3% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
7.17 g
Sucrose:
2.74 g
Glucose:
0.84 g
Fructose:
0.79 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0.17 g
Galactose:
0 g
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
0.72 g
Glucose:
2.26 g
Fructose:
2.02 g
Lactose:
0.02 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +280.6% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +169% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +155.7% |
Contains more LactoseLactose | +∞% |
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