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Onions, young green, tops only vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between onions, young green, tops only and garlic?

  • Onions, young green, tops only is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A, yet garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, vitamin C, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Onions, young green, tops only's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 129% more.
  • Onions, young green, tops only has 444 times more vitamin A than garlic. While onions, young green, tops only has 4000IU of vitamin A, garlic has only 9IU.

We used Onions, young green, tops only and Garlic, 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 11% 16% 14% 19% 10% 5.5% 11% 2% 20% 2.7%
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +248.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.2%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +864.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +512%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1014.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2740%

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 45% 67% 4.2% 0% 7.5% 6% 6.2% 8.3% 20% 0% 391% 23% 2.3%
Garlic
7
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9094.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +132.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +331.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1303.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +439.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onions, young green, tops only Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin K 156.3µg 1.7µg 129%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 1.235mg 88%
Manganese 0.15mg 1.672mg 66%
Copper 0.031mg 0.299mg 30%
Selenium 0.5µg 14.2µg 25%
Vitamin A 200µg 0µg 22%
Vitamin C 13.4mg 31.2mg 20%
Phosphorus 25mg 153mg 18%
Iron 0.51mg 1.7mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.2mg 14%
Calcium 52mg 181mg 13%
Protein 0.97g 6.36g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 0.596mg 9%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.16mg 9%
Carbs 5.74g 33.06g 9%
Potassium 159mg 401mg 7%
Folate 30µg 3µg 7%
Calories 27kcal 149kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.11mg 6%
Choline 4.3mg 23.2mg 3%
Fructose 2.12g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.33mg 0.7mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.08mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.249g 1%
Fats 0.47g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 3.94g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 3.91g 1g N/A
Sodium 15mg 17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.087g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.043g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.97 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 5.74 g
Water: 92.32 g
Other: 0.5 g
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +57.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +555.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +476%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
~equal in Fats ~0.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 13% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.087 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +289.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.089g

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. Onions, young green, tops only - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170006/nutrients
  2. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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