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Scallion vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between scallion and glutinous rice?

  • Scallion is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, folate, potassium, calcium, fiber, and vitamin B2, yet glutinous rice is richer in selenium.
  • Scallion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 173% higher.
  • Scallion has a lower glycemic index than glutinous rice.

We used Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2660%
Contains more IronIron +957.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +362.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.41mg

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% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +515.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +134.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more CholineCholine +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +186.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0µg 173%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0mg 21%
Iron 1.48mg 0.14mg 17%
Folate 64µg 1µg 16%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.6µg 9%
Potassium 276mg 10mg 8%
Calcium 72mg 2mg 7%
Fiber 2.6g 1g 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Carbs 7.34g 21.09g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.013mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 5mg 4%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.262mg 4%
Copper 0.083mg 0.049mg 4%
Phosphorus 37mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.026mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.215mg 3%
Calories 32kcal 97kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.29mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 2.1mg 1%
Protein 1.83g 2.02g 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 0.05g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.41mg 0%
Sodium 16mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.07g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.047mg 0%

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% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +17.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1057.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +187.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.19g

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +159.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.069g

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.