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Scallion vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallion and okra different?

  • Scallion is higher in vitamin K, iron, and vitamin A; however, okra is richer in manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for scallion is 146% higher.
  • Scallion contains 2 times more iron than okra. While scallion contains 1.48mg of iron, okra contains only 0.62mg.

Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Okra, raw are the varieties 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%
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +138.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +392.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Potassium ~299mg

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%
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +103.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +561.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +252.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +115.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~60µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Okra DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 31.3µg 146%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.788mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.2mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.215mg 12%
Iron 1.48mg 0.62mg 11%
Magnesium 20mg 57mg 9%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.245mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 1mg 3%
Copper 0.083mg 0.109mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 61mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.27mg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 3.2g 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.58mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin A 50µg 36µg 2%
Folate 64µg 60µg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 12.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Calcium 72mg 82mg 1%
Potassium 276mg 299mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 33kcal 0%
Protein 1.83g 1.93g 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.19g 0%
Carbs 7.34g 7.45g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 1.48g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 16mg 7mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.031mg 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
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
~equal in Protein ~1.93g
~equal in Fats ~0.19g
~equal in Carbs ~7.45g
~equal in Water ~89.58g
~equal in Other ~0.85g

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
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +58.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +174.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.8%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/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.