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Oatmeal vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between oatmeal and welsh onion?

  • Oatmeal is richer in iron, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and selenium, yet welsh onion is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
  • Welsh onion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 161% higher.
  • Oatmeal has 8 times more selenium than welsh onion. Oatmeal has 5µg of selenium, while welsh onion has 0.6µg.
  • Welsh onion has a lower glycemic index than oatmeal.

We used Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Onions, welsh, raw types in this comparison.

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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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
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 +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +344.4%
Contains more IronIron +388.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +307.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +247.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.07mg

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +656.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +302.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +628.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +48250%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.4µg 193.4µg 161%
Iron 5.96mg 1.22mg 59%
Vitamin C 0mg 27mg 30%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.137mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.05mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.072mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 0.4mg 16%
Vitamin A 130µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.09mg 10%
Selenium 5µg 0.6µg 8%
Folate 44µg 16µg 7%
Calcium 80mg 18mg 6%
Potassium 61mg 212mg 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Phosphorus 77mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.169mg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 2.4g 3%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0.156g 2%
Calories 68kcal 34kcal 2%
Carbs 11.67g 6.5g 2%
Sodium 49mg 17mg 1%
Fats 1.36g 0.4g 1%
Protein 2.37g 1.9g 1%
Saturated fat 0.226g 0.067g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 0.056g 1%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.52mg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 9.97g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 2.18g N/A
Copper 0.066mg 0.07mg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g 0g N/A
Choline 4.7mg 5.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 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 ProteinProtein +24.7%
Contains more FatsFats +240%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.5%
Contains more OtherOther +22.8%
~equal in Water ~90.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +598.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +173.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.4%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.