Onion vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are onions and mustard different?
- Onions are richer in vitamin C, while mustard is higher in selenium, iron, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, and magnesium.
- Mustard covers your daily need for selenium, 60% more than onions.
- Onions contain 25 times more vitamin C than mustard. Onions contain 7.4mg of vitamin C, while mustard contains 0.3mg.
- Onions are lower in sodium.
- Mustard has a higher glycemic index (32) than onions (15).
Onions, raw and Mustard, prepared, yellow 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +380% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +173.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +666.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +89.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +276.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +272.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +227.1% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +6600% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +2366.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +71.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +171.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1700% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +284.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +159.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +387.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +106.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +250% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +267.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 0.5µg | 33.5µg | 60% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 1104mg | 48% |
| Iron | 0.21mg | 1.61mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.129mg | 0.422mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.046mg | 0.177mg | 11% |
| Phosphorus | 29mg | 108mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 10mg | 48mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1.7g | 4g | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 7.4mg | 0.3mg | 8% |
| Protein | 1.1g | 3.74g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.017g | 0.774g | 5% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.013g | 2.182g | 5% |
| Fats | 0.1g | 3.34g | 5% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 63mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 0.07mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.17mg | 0.64mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.039mg | 0.074mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.027mg | 0.07mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.116mg | 0.565mg | 3% |
| Folate | 19µg | 7µg | 3% |
| Choline | 6.1mg | 22.4mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.123mg | 0.254mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0.36mg | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.042g | 0.214g | 1% |
| Fructose | 1.29g | 0.23g | 1% |
| Calories | 40kcal | 60kcal | 1% |
| Carbs | 9.34g | 5.83g | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 1.4µg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 5µg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 7.64g | 1.83g | N/A |
| Potassium | 146mg | 152mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.24g | 0.92g | N/A |
| Starch | 0g | 0.64g | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0g | 0.009g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.021mg | 0.167mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.014mg | 0.146mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.025mg | 0.292mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.039mg | 0.264mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.002mg | 0.076mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.025mg | 0.161mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.021mg | 0.189mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.014mg | 0.119mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.373g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.018g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0g | 0.01g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.358g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +60.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +240% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +3240% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +862.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +16684.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +4452.9% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +371.4% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +319.1% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +460.9% |
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
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