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Mortadella vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mortadella and onions

  • Mortadella has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and choline than onions.
  • Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11767% more.
  • Onions contain less cholesterol.
  • Mortadella has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mortadella is 28, while the glycemic index of onions is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mortadella, beef, pork 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +11.6%
Contains more IronIron +566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1135.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4420%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +330%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg

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% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
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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 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +257.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +1083.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.027mg 11767%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0µg 62%
Sodium 1246mg 4mg 54%
Saturated fat 9.51g 0.042g 43%
Selenium 22.6µg 0.5µg 40%
Fats 25.39g 0.1g 39%
Protein 16.37g 1.1g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 0.013g 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.017g 21%
Cholesterol 56mg 0mg 19%
Zinc 2.1mg 0.17mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 0.116mg 16%
Iron 1.4mg 0.21mg 15%
Calories 311kcal 40kcal 14%
Choline 72.2mg 6.1mg 12%
Phosphorus 97mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.123mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.046mg 6%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 0IU 5%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.129mg 4%
Folate 3µg 19µg 4%
Carbs 3.05g 9.34g 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Copper 0.06mg 0.039mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.02mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 146mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 7.64g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0g 4.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
Onion
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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 +1388.2%
Contains more FatsFats +25290%
Contains more OtherOther +725.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.2%
Contains more WaterWater +70.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
Onion
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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 +87438.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18252.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.