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Okra vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between okra and sweet onion

  • Sweet onion has less manganese, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B1, magnesium, folate, fiber, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Okra's daily need coverage for manganese is 31% more.
  • Okra has 716 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. Okra has 716IU of vitamin A, while sweet onion has 1IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Okra, raw and Onions, sweet, 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.
Okra
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +310%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.3%
Contains more IronIron +138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +346.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +936.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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.
Okra
11
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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +379.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +387.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +651.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +160.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Sweet onion DV% diff.
Manganese 0.788mg 0.076mg 31%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 0.3µg 26%
Vitamin C 23mg 4.8mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.041mg 13%
Magnesium 57mg 9mg 11%
Folate 60µg 23µg 9%
Fiber 3.2g 0.9g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.13mg 7%
Copper 0.109mg 0.056mg 6%
Calcium 82mg 20mg 6%
Phosphorus 61mg 27mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.133mg 5%
Iron 0.62mg 0.26mg 5%
Potassium 299mg 119mg 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin A 36µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.098mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Protein 1.93g 0.8g 2%
Fructose 0.57g 2.02g 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 5.5mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.08g 0%
Carbs 7.45g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 5.02g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0g 0%
Sodium 7mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
3
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +141.3%
Contains more FatsFats +137.5%
Contains more OtherOther +157.6%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g
~equal in Water ~91.24g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
1
19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
14% 45% 40%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.72 g
Glucose: 2.26 g
Fructose: 2.02 g
Lactose: 0.02 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +20%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +606.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +254.4%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients
  2. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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