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Pancake vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pancake and onions

  • Onions have less selenium, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12.
  • Pancake covers your daily selenium needs 26% more than onions.
  • The glycemic index of pancake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe and Onions, raw.

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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% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +852.2%
Contains more IronIron +757.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +448.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2880%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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 1% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 0%
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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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +337%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +940.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1250.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pancake Onion DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.447g 0.017g 30%
Selenium 14.9µg 0.5µg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.027mg 20%
Cholesterol 59mg 0mg 20%
Calcium 219mg 23mg 20%
Iron 1.8mg 0.21mg 20%
Phosphorus 159mg 29mg 19%
Sodium 439mg 4mg 19%
Fats 9.7g 0.1g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.201mg 0.046mg 13%
Protein 6.4g 1.1g 11%
Saturated fat 2.122g 0.042g 9%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.567mg 0.116mg 9%
Calories 227kcal 40kcal 9%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 7.4mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.474g 0.013g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.405mg 0.123mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.12mg 6%
Carbs 28.3g 9.34g 6%
Folate 38µg 19µg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.17mg 4%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.129mg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Copper 0.049mg 0.039mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 28.3g 7.64g N/A
Potassium 132mg 146mg 0%
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 g
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +481.8%
Contains more FatsFats +9600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +203%
Contains more OtherOther +671.4%
Contains more WaterWater +68.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 g
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18930.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26058.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/nutrients
  2. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.