Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Onion
  5. Compare
  6. Onion vs. Jícama raw

Onion vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between onions and jícama raw

  • Onions have more vitamin B6; however, jícama raw is higher in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Jícama raw covers your daily vitamin C needs 14% more than onions.
  • Jícama raw contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than onions. Onions contain 0.12mg of vitamin B6, while jícama raw contains 0.042mg.
  • Jícama raw has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Onions, raw and Yambean (jicama), raw.

Infographic

Onion vs Jícama raw infographic
Infographic link

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
Onion
3
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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +115%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more IronIron +185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Potassium ~150mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.16mg
~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.
Onion
Onion
4
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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +173%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +123%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.029mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion Jícama raw DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7.4mg 20.2mg 14%
Fiber 1.7g 4.9g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.042mg 6%
Iron 0.21mg 0.6mg 5%
Manganese 0.129mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.46mg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Folate 19µg 12µg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0.2mg 1%
Copper 0.039mg 0.048mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 13.6mg 1%
Calcium 23mg 12mg 1%
Protein 1.1g 0.72g 1%
Calories 40kcal 38kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 9.34g 8.82g 0%
Net carbs 7.64g 3.92g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 12mg 0%
Potassium 146mg 150mg 0%
Sugar 4.24g 1.8g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.16mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.029mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 0.135mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
Onion
4
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.8%
Contains more OtherOther +16.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.09g
~equal in Carbs ~8.82g
~equal in Water ~90.07g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
Onion
1
58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +160%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152.9%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.