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Bran raw vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bran raw and onions

  • Onions have less manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, iron, fiber, magnesium, copper, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Bran raw covers your daily manganese needs 239% more than onions.
  • Onions contain 90 times less selenium than bran raw. Bran raw contains 45.2µg of selenium, while onions contain 0.5µg.
  • The glycemic index of bran raw is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Oat bran, 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 168% 17% 50% 203% 134% 85% 315% 0.52% 734% 247%
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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 +2250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +152.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +287.7%
Contains more IronIron +2476.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +933.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1729.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2431%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4264.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8940%
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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% 20% 0% 293% 51% 18% 90% 38% 0% 8% 39% 18%
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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 +4950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2443.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +714.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +705.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1114.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +173.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +427.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bran raw Onion DV% diff.
Manganese 5.63mg 0.129mg 239%
Phosphorus 734mg 29mg 101%
Vitamin B1 1.17mg 0.046mg 94%
Selenium 45.2µg 0.5µg 81%
Iron 5.41mg 0.21mg 65%
Fiber 15.4g 1.7g 55%
Magnesium 235mg 10mg 54%
Copper 0.403mg 0.039mg 40%
Protein 17.3g 1.1g 32%
Vitamin B5 1.494mg 0.123mg 27%
Zinc 3.11mg 0.17mg 27%
Carbs 66.22g 9.34g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.766g 0.017g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0.027mg 15%
Potassium 566mg 146mg 12%
Fats 7.03g 0.1g 11%
Calories 246kcal 40kcal 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Folate 52µg 19µg 8%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 0.02mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.328g 0.042g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 0.013g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.934mg 0.116mg 5%
Choline 32.2mg 6.1mg 5%
Calcium 58mg 23mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.12mg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Vitamin K 3.2µg 0.4µg 2%
Net carbs 50.82g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 1.45g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.502mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.668mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.374mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.76mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.335mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.908mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.964mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.41mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 7% 66% 7% 3%
Protein: 17.3 g
Fats: 7.03 g
Carbs: 66.22 g
Water: 6.55 g
Other: 2.9 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 +1472.7%
Contains more FatsFats +6930%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +609%
Contains more OtherOther +728.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1260.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.328 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.766 g
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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 +18176.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16170.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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. Bran raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168872/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.