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Scallion vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between scallion and flour

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
  • Scallion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 172% more.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of scallion is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +380%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157.9%
Contains more IronIron +213.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +326.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5550%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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%
Flour
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +816.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +68900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1327.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +517.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1024.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +484%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.3µg 172%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.785mg 61%
Selenium 0.6µg 33.9µg 61%
Iron 1.48mg 4.64mg 40%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 5.904mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.494mg 32%
Folate 64µg 183µg 30%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.682mg 23%
Carbs 7.34g 76.31g 23%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0mg 21%
Protein 1.83g 10.33g 17%
Calories 32kcal 364kcal 17%
Phosphorus 37mg 108mg 10%
Copper 0.083mg 0.144mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.438mg 7%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Calcium 72mg 15mg 6%
Potassium 276mg 107mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.06mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.7mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.413g 2%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.155g 1%
Choline 5.7mg 10.4mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.98g 1%
Sodium 16mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.044mg 1%
Net carbs 4.74g 73.61g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 2.33g 0.27g N/A
Fiber 2.6g 2.7g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +653.6%
Contains more OtherOther +76.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +464.5%
Contains more FatsFats +415.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +939.6%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +222.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +458.1%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.