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Onion vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between onions and true morels

  • True morels have more iron, copper, vitamin D, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B5 than onions.
  • True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 150% more.
  • True morels have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of true morels is 32, while the glycemic index of onions is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Onions, raw and Mushrooms, morel, 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.
Onion
1
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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.5%
Contains more IronIron +5700%
Contains more CopperCopper +1502.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1094.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +569%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +355%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340%

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
5
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% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +659.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1841.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +257.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion True morels DV% diff.
Iron 0.21mg 12.18mg 150%
Copper 0.039mg 0.625mg 65%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.1µg 26%
Vitamin D 0IU 206IU 26%
Phosphorus 29mg 194mg 24%
Manganese 0.129mg 0.587mg 20%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.03mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.205mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 2.252mg 13%
Potassium 146mg 411mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 0.44mg 6%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Protein 1.1g 3.12g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.433g 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.2µg 3%
Calcium 23mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.069mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 19mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 0g 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.57g 1%
Sodium 4mg 21mg 1%
Carbs 9.34g 5.1g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.136mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 31kcal 0%
Net carbs 7.64g 2.3g N/A
Sugar 4.24g 0.6g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.065g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.052g 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%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +183.6%
Contains more FatsFats +470%
Contains more OtherOther +357.1%
~equal in Water ~89.61g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2447.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
3
23% 46% 30%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.99 g
Glucose: 1.97 g
Fructose: 1.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.6 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +228.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/nutrients
  2. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/nutrients

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

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