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Macadamia vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between macadamia and onions

  • The amount of manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5 in macadamia is higher than in onions.
  • Macadamia covers your daily need for manganese, 174% more than onions.
  • Macadamia contains 287 times more saturated fat than onions. While macadamia contains 12.061g of saturated fat, onions contain only 0.042g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw 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 93% 26% 32% 138% 252% 35% 81% 0.65% 539% 20%
Onion
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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 +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +269.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.1%
Contains more IronIron +1657.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1838.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +664.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +548.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3102.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +620%
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.
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 4% 0% 11% 0% 299% 37% 46% 45% 63% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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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 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2497.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2031.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +516.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +129.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +516.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Macadamia Onion DV% diff.
Manganese 4.131mg 0.129mg 174%
Monounsaturated fat 58.877g 0.013g 147%
Fats 75.77g 0.1g 116%
Vitamin B1 1.195mg 0.046mg 96%
Copper 0.756mg 0.039mg 80%
Saturated fat 12.061g 0.042g 55%
Iron 3.69mg 0.21mg 44%
Calories 718kcal 40kcal 34%
Magnesium 130mg 10mg 29%
Fiber 8.6g 1.7g 28%
Phosphorus 188mg 29mg 23%
Vitamin B3 2.473mg 0.116mg 15%
Protein 7.91g 1.1g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.758mg 0.123mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.275mg 0.12mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.502g 0.017g 10%
Zinc 1.3mg 0.17mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.027mg 10%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 7.4mg 7%
Potassium 368mg 146mg 7%
Selenium 3.6µg 0.5µg 6%
Calcium 85mg 23mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.02mg 3%
Folate 11µg 19µg 2%
Fructose 0.07g 1.29g 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Carbs 13.82g 9.34g 1%
Net carbs 5.22g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.57g 4.24g N/A
Starch 1.05g 0g 0%
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.37mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.602mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.665mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.363mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 76% 14%
Protein: 7.91 g
Fats: 75.77 g
Carbs: 13.82 g
Water: 1.36 g
Other: 1.14 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 +619.1%
Contains more FatsFats +75670%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48%
Contains more OtherOther +225.7%
Contains more WaterWater +6452.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 81% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 58.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.502 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 +452800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8735.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 79%
Starch: 1.05 g
Sucrose: 4.43 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Onion
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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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +347.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2714.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1742.9%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Macadamia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170178/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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