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Scallion vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between scallions and orange juice?

  • Scallions are higher in vitamin K, iron, vitamin A, fiber, folate, manganese, and calcium, yet orange juice is higher in vitamin C.
  • Scallions' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 172% more.
  • Scallions have 14 times more vitamin E than orange juice. While scallions have 0.55mg of vitamin E, orange juice has only 0.04mg.
  • The glycemic index of scallions is lower.

We used Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Orange juice, raw types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +554.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38%
Contains more IronIron +640%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1042.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48%
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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +206900%
Contains more FolateFolate +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +153.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Orange juice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.1µg 172%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 50mg 35%
Iron 1.48mg 0.2mg 16%
Fiber 2.6g 0.2g 10%
Folate 64µg 30µg 9%
Calcium 72mg 11mg 6%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.014mg 6%
Copper 0.083mg 0.044mg 4%
Vitamin A 50µg 10µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.03mg 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.05mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.09mg 3%
Protein 1.83g 0.7g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 11mg 2%
Potassium 276mg 200mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.04mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 45kcal 1%
Carbs 7.34g 10.4g 1%
Sodium 16mg 1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.4mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 10.2g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 8.4g N/A
Choline 5.7mg 6.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.003mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.4%
Contains more OtherOther +102.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~88.3g

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
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.3%

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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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.