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Onion vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between onions and pea soup

  • Onions have more vitamin B6 and vitamin C, while pea soup has more copper, iron, selenium, and manganese.
  • Pea soup's daily need coverage for sodium is 14% higher.
  • Pea soup contains 19 times less folate than onions. Onions contain 19µg of folate, while pea soup contains 1µg.
  • The amount of sodium in onions is lower.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of onions is 15, while the glycemic index of pea soup is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Onions, raw and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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
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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +247.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +274.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +276.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +620%

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
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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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +298.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +116.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion Pea soup DV% diff.
Sodium 4mg 336mg 14%
Copper 0.039mg 0.146mg 12%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 0.6mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.02mg 8%
Iron 0.21mg 0.73mg 7%
Selenium 0.5µg 3.6µg 6%
Manganese 0.129mg 0.245mg 5%
Folate 19µg 1µg 5%
Protein 1.1g 3.2g 4%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.64mg 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 47mg 3%
Potassium 146mg 71mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.524g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0.462mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.09g 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Choline 6.1mg 13.2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.372g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.142g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 0.049mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 61kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.04mg 1%
Fiber 1.7g 1.9g 1%
Calcium 23mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 7.64g 7.98g N/A
Carbs 9.34g 9.88g 0%
Sugar 4.24g 3.19g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.2µg 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +190.9%
Contains more FatsFats +990%
Contains more OtherOther +265.7%
~equal in Carbs ~9.88g
~equal in Water ~84.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2761.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +735.3%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/nutrients

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

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