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Scallion vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between scallion and chocolate

  • Scallion has more vitamin K and vitamin A, while chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, and zinc.
  • Scallion covers your daily need for vitamin K, 166% more than chocolate.
  • Scallion contains 20 times more vitamin A than chocolate. While scallion contains 997IU of vitamin A, chocolate contains only 50IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in scallion is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +630%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.5%
Contains more IronIron +441.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1138.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +415.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +456.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +786.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2455.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +296%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.54mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Chocolate DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 8.1µg 166%
Copper 0.083mg 1.028mg 105%
Saturated fat 0.032g 18.519g 84%
Iron 1.48mg 8.02mg 82%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.419mg 55%
Fats 0.19g 31.28g 48%
Magnesium 20mg 146mg 30%
Calories 32kcal 546kcal 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 9.54g 24%
Phosphorus 37mg 206mg 24%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 21%
Fiber 2.6g 7g 18%
Carbs 7.34g 61.17g 18%
Folate 64µg 16%
Zinc 0.39mg 2.01mg 15%
Caffeine 0mg 43mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.23µg 10%
Potassium 276mg 559mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 1.092g 7%
Protein 1.83g 4.88g 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 2µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.297mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.025mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.05mg 2%
Calcium 72mg 56mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.042mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.725mg 1%
Net carbs 4.74g 54.17g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 47.9g N/A
Sodium 16mg 24mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.54mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g 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
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +9160.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +16363.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +733.4%
Contains more OtherOther +109.9%

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
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1375.7%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients

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

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