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Pea raw vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pea raw and onions?

  • Onions have less vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B1, fiber, iron, vitamin A, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, and folate than pea raw.
  • Pea raw's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 36% higher.
  • Pea raw has 383 times more vitamin A than onions. Pea raw has 765IU of vitamin A, while onions have 2IU.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index than pea raw.

We used Peas, green, raw and Onions, raw types in this comparison.

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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 24% 7.5% 22% 55% 59% 34% 46% 0.65% 53% 9.8%
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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 +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.1%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +351.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +629.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +272.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +217.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
~equal in Calcium ~23mg

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.
Pea raw
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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 133% 13% 2.6% 0% 67% 30% 39% 6.2% 39% 0% 62% 49% 15%
Onion
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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 CVitamin C +440.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +478.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +388.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1701.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6100%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +365.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea raw Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 40mg 7.4mg 36%
Vitamin K 24.8µg 0.4µg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.266mg 0.046mg 18%
Fiber 5.7g 1.7g 16%
Iron 1.47mg 0.21mg 16%
Copper 0.176mg 0.039mg 15%
Folate 65µg 19µg 12%
Manganese 0.41mg 0.129mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.09mg 0.116mg 12%
Phosphorus 108mg 29mg 11%
Zinc 1.24mg 0.17mg 10%
Protein 5.42g 1.1g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.132mg 0.027mg 8%
Magnesium 33mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.169mg 0.12mg 4%
Choline 28.4mg 6.1mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Potassium 244mg 146mg 3%
Calories 81kcal 40kcal 2%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.5µg 2%
Carbs 14.45g 9.34g 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.02mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 0.017g 1%
Fructose 0.39g 1.29g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 8.75g 7.64g N/A
Calcium 25mg 23mg 0%
Sugar 5.67g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.104mg 0.123mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.071g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.203mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.323mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.317mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.2mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.107mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 79%
Protein: 5.42 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 14.45 g
Water: 78.86 g
Other: 0.87 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 +392.7%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.7%
Contains more OtherOther +148.6%
Contains more WaterWater +13%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Onion
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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 +169.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1000%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
88% 2% 7% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 4.99 g
Glucose: 0.12 g
Fructose: 0.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
Onion
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23% 46% 30%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.99 g
Glucose: 1.97 g
Fructose: 1.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +404%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1541.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +230.8%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170419/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.