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Scallion vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallion and halva different?

  • Scallion is richer in vitamin C, while halva is higher in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Halva covers your daily need for copper, 124% more than scallion.
  • Scallion contains 188 times more vitamin C than halva. Scallion contains 18.8mg of vitamin C, while halva contains 0.1mg.
  • Scallion is lower in saturated fat.
  • Halva has a higher glycemic index (55) than scallion (32).

Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Candies, halavah, plain 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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +990%
Contains more IronIron +206.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1348.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1007.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1540.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +445.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1816.7%

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%
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +670.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +444%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +470.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.088mg
~equal in Folate ~65µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Halva DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 173%
Copper 0.083mg 1.202mg 124%
Phosphorus 37mg 607mg 81%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 8.481g 56%
Magnesium 20mg 218mg 47%
Iron 1.48mg 4.53mg 38%
Zinc 0.39mg 4.32mg 36%
Fats 0.19g 21.52g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.424mg 31%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.873mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.348mg 22%
Calories 32kcal 469kcal 22%
Protein 1.83g 12.49g 21%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0.1mg 21%
Selenium 0.6µg 11.5µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 8.194g 20%
Saturated fat 0.032g 4.127g 19%
Carbs 7.34g 60.49g 18%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 2.856mg 15%
Fiber 2.6g 4.5g 8%
Sodium 16mg 195mg 8%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Calcium 72mg 33mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 4%
Potassium 276mg 187mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.174mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.088mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 1%
Net carbs 4.74g 55.99g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Folate 64µg 65µg 0%
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%

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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +2347.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +582.5%
Contains more FatsFats +11226.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +724.1%
Contains more OtherOther +125.9%

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
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30248.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11360.8%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.