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Scallion vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallions and smoothie different?

  • Scallions are richer in iron, vitamin A, fiber, and potassium, while smoothie is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin C.
  • Scallions cover your daily need for iron, 17% more than smoothie.
  • Scallions are lower in sugar.
  • Smoothie has a higher glycemic index (44) than scallions (32).

Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1050%
Contains more IronIron +886.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 173%
Iron 1.48mg 0.15mg 17%
Folate 64µg 16%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Copper 0.083mg 9%
Potassium 276mg 24mg 7%
Manganese 0.16mg 7%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 24.5mg 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 6%
Magnesium 20mg 5%
Phosphorus 37mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 5%
Zinc 0.39mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 4%
Calcium 72mg 41mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.816mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.082mg 2%
Protein 1.83g 1.22g 1%
Sodium 16mg 29mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 37kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 8.16g N/A
Carbs 7.34g 8.16g 0%
Sugar 2.33g 7.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +138.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.2%
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.