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Scallion vs. Avocado — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallion and avocadoes different?

  • Scallion is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin C, while avocadoes are higher in vitamin B5, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Scallion covers your daily need for vitamin K, 155% more than avocadoes.
  • Scallion contains 7 times more vitamin A than avocadoes. Scallion contains 997IU of vitamin A, while avocadoes contain 146IU.
  • Scallion is lower in saturated fat.

Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +169.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.3%

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.
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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +88%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +885.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +276.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +231%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1752%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +321.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +149.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Avocado DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 21µg 155%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 1.389mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 9.799g 24%
Fats 0.19g 14.66g 22%
Fiber 2.6g 6.7g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.257mg 15%
Iron 1.48mg 0.55mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 1.816g 12%
Copper 0.083mg 0.19mg 12%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 10mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.032g 2.126g 10%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 2.07mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 1.738mg 8%
Calories 32kcal 160kcal 6%
Calcium 72mg 12mg 6%
Potassium 276mg 485mg 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 7µg 5%
Folate 64µg 81µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.13mg 4%
Choline 5.7mg 14.2mg 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 52mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 29mg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.64mg 2%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.142mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.067mg 1%
Protein 1.83g 2g 0%
Carbs 7.34g 8.53g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 16mg 7mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.7%
Contains more FatsFats +7615.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.2%
Contains more OtherOther +95.1%
~equal in Protein ~2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36192.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2354.1%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/nutrients
  2. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.