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Noodles vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between noodles and onions

  • Noodles has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and phosphorus; however, onions are richer in vitamin C.
  • Noodles's daily need coverage for selenium is 43% more.
  • Noodles has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of noodles is 50, while the glycemic index of onions is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +151.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +144.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4680%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +284.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%

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.
Noodles
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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 0% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +750%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +528.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +403.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1690.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +342.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +321.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Noodles Onion DV% diff.
Selenium 23.9µg 0.5µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0.046mg 20%
Folate 84µg 19µg 16%
Iron 1.47mg 0.21mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.077mg 0.116mg 12%
Cholesterol 29mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.136mg 0.027mg 8%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.129mg 8%
Copper 0.098mg 0.039mg 7%
Protein 4.54g 1.1g 7%
Phosphorus 76mg 29mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.12mg 6%
Calories 138kcal 40kcal 5%
Carbs 25.16g 9.34g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.017g 4%
Choline 25.7mg 6.1mg 4%
Zinc 0.65mg 0.17mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Fats 2.07g 0.1g 3%
Potassium 38mg 146mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.123mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.419g 0.042g 2%
Fiber 1.2g 1.7g 2%
Fructose 0g 1.29g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 23mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 0.013g 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 23.96g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
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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 +312.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1970%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.4%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 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 +4369.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3147.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 17% 73%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 g
Galactose: 0 g
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23% 46% 30%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.99 g
Glucose: 1.97 g
Fructose: 1.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2375%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2714.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.

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