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Scallion vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between scallions and hominy

  • Scallions are higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, iron, potassium, calcium, copper, and vitamin B2; however, hominy is richer in zinc.
  • Scallions' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 172% higher.
  • Scallions have less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Hominy, canned, white.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
Hominy
Hominy
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 0.79% 23% 10% 29% 15% 45% 9.1% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +620%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2966.7%
Contains more IronIron +138.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +176.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +128.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +169.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Phosphorus ~35mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 63% 0% 17% 11% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48%
Hominy
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1% 0.75% 1.4% 0.62% 9.2% 1.2% 0% 0.5% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1490.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1120%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +103400%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Hominy DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.2µg 172%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0mg 21%
Folate 64µg 1µg 16%
Sodium 16mg 345mg 14%
Iron 1.48mg 0.62mg 11%
Potassium 276mg 9mg 8%
Calcium 72mg 10mg 6%
Copper 0.083mg 0.03mg 6%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.05mg 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.006mg 6%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.07mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.003mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.033mg 3%
Calories 32kcal 72kcal 2%
Carbs 7.34g 14.26g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.154mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.399g 2%
Protein 1.83g 1.48g 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.88g 1%
Magnesium 20mg 16mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.231g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.7g 2.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 175kcal 486kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 139g N/A
Net carbs 4.74g 11.76g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 1.82g N/A
Fiber 2.6g 2.5g 0%
Phosphorus 37mg 35mg 0%
Choline 5.7mg 3.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.123g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.045mg 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
Hominy
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.48 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 14.26 g
Water: 82.53 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.6%
Contains more FatsFats +363.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.3%
~equal in Water ~82.53g

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
Hominy
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16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.231 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +755.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +439.2%

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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. Hominy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169701/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.