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Papadum vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between papadum and onions

  • Papadum has more copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, zinc, and potassium than onions.
  • Papadum's daily need coverage for copper is 107% more.
  • Papadum contains 436 times more sodium than onions. Papadum contains 1745mg of sodium, while onions contain 4mg.
  • Papadum has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of papadum is 46, while the glycemic index of onions is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Papad 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 194% 43% 88% 293% 333% 93% 165% 228% 204% 45%
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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 +2610%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +521.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +584.9%
Contains more IronIron +3614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2459%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1227.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1110.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1560%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 Choline Choline 0% 4.3% 1% 0% 69% 60% 28% 55% 66% 0% 1% 164% 0.22%
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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 EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +502.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +855.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1169%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +645.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1052.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1425%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papadum Onion DV% diff.
Copper 0.998mg 0.039mg 107%
Iron 7.8mg 0.21mg 95%
Sodium 1745mg 4mg 76%
Fiber 18.6g 1.7g 68%
Manganese 1.562mg 0.129mg 62%
Magnesium 271mg 10mg 62%
Phosphorus 385mg 29mg 51%
Folate 219µg 19µg 50%
Protein 25.56g 1.1g 49%
Zinc 3.4mg 0.17mg 29%
Potassium 1000mg 146mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.277mg 0.046mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.258mg 0.027mg 18%
Calories 371kcal 40kcal 17%
Carbs 59.87g 9.34g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.917mg 0.123mg 16%
Selenium 8.3µg 0.5µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.285mg 0.12mg 13%
Calcium 143mg 23mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.148g 0.017g 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.472mg 0.116mg 8%
Fats 3.25g 0.1g 5%
Saturated fat 1.084g 0.042g 5%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.532g 0.013g 1%
Choline 0.4mg 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 41.27g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.266mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.886mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.303mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 2.115mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.695mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.372mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.491mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 1.434mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.715mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 3% 60% 3% 8%
Protein: 25.56 g
Fats: 3.25 g
Carbs: 59.87 g
Water: 3.49 g
Other: 7.83 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 +2223.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +541%
Contains more OtherOther +2137.1%
Contains more WaterWater +2453.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 19% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.532 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.148 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 +3992.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6652.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%

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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. Papadum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168106/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.

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