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Scallion vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between scallion and olive

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, vitamin A, and potassium; however, olive has more iron, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for scallion is 171% higher.
  • Scallion is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3350%
Contains more ZincZinc +77.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +123%
Contains more CopperCopper +202.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1988.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1318.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +577.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +14685.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Olive DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 1.4µg 171%
Sodium 16mg 735mg 31%
Iron 1.48mg 3.3mg 23%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0.9mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 7.888g 20%
Copper 0.083mg 0.251mg 19%
Fats 0.19g 10.68g 16%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Potassium 276mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 1.65mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0mg 6%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.02mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.032g 1.415g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.911g 6%
Phosphorus 37mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.009mg 4%
Calories 32kcal 115kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.003mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin A 50µg 20µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.037mg 3%
Protein 1.83g 0.84g 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.22mg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 3.2g 2%
Calcium 72mg 88mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.015mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 10.3mg 1%
Net carbs 4.74g 3.06g N/A
Carbs 7.34g 6.26g 0%
Sugar 2.33g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.023mg 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
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +117.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5521.1%
Contains more OtherOther +175.3%

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
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29114.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1131.1%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.