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Onion vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are onions and gumdrop different?

  • Onions are higher than gumdrop in vitamin B6, vitamin C, fiber, and manganese.
  • Onions are lower in sugar.
  • Gumdrop has a higher glycemic index (78) than onions (15).

Onions, raw and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces types were used in this article.

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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.
Onion
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2820%
Contains more CopperCopper +225%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1190%
Contains more IronIron +90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60%

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.
Onion
10
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%
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% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1060%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +925%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion Gumdrop DV% diff.
Carbs 9.34g 98.9g 30%
Calories 40kcal 396kcal 18%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.005mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 0mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 0.1g 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.129mg 0.01mg 5%
Phosphorus 29mg 1mg 4%
Potassium 146mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.006mg 3%
Copper 0.039mg 0.012mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 0.012mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 0g 2%
Sodium 4mg 44mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 23mg 3mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 1mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.64g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 4.24g 58.97g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
4
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +8811%
Contains more OtherOther +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +958.9%

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/nutrients
  2. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/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.