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Molasses vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between molasses and welsh onion?

  • Molasses are higher in manganese, magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, iron, potassium, and selenium, yet welsh onion is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
  • Welsh onion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 161% more.
  • Molasses have 30 times more selenium than welsh onion. While molasses have 17.8µg of selenium, welsh onion has only 0.6µg.

We used Molasses and Onions, welsh, 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 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +952.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1038.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +590.6%
Contains more IronIron +286.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +595.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1016.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.1%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +375.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +830.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +150.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 193.4µg 161%
Manganese 1.53mg 0.137mg 61%
Magnesium 242mg 23mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.072mg 46%
Copper 0.487mg 0.07mg 46%
Iron 4.72mg 1.22mg 44%
Potassium 1464mg 212mg 37%
Selenium 17.8µg 0.6µg 31%
Vitamin C 0mg 27mg 30%
Carbs 74.73g 6.5g 23%
Calcium 205mg 18mg 19%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.169mg 13%
Calories 290kcal 34kcal 13%
Fiber 0g 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.09mg 7%
Protein 0g 1.9g 4%
Folate 0µg 16µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 0.4mg 3%
Phosphorus 31mg 49mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.51mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.52mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.05mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.156g 1%
Choline 13.3mg 5.3mg 1%
Sodium 37mg 17mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 74.73g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 74.72g 2.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1049.7%
Contains more OtherOther +371.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more WaterWater +313.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212%

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/nutrients
  2. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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