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Pea soup vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pea soup and onions

  • Pea soup has more copper, iron, selenium, and manganese, while onions have more vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
  • Pea soup's daily need coverage for sodium is 14% higher.
  • Onions contain 7 times less selenium than pea soup. Pea soup contains 3.6µg of selenium, while onions contain 0.5µg.
  • The amount of sodium in onions is lower.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of onions is 15, while the glycemic index of pea soup is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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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 +50%
Contains more IronIron +247.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +274.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +276.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +620%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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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 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +298.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +116.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Onion DV% diff.
Sodium 336mg 4mg 14%
Copper 0.146mg 0.039mg 12%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 7.4mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.12mg 8%
Iron 0.73mg 0.21mg 7%
Selenium 3.6µg 0.5µg 6%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.129mg 5%
Folate 1µg 19µg 5%
Protein 3.2g 1.1g 4%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.17mg 4%
Phosphorus 47mg 29mg 3%
Potassium 71mg 146mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.042g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.116mg 2%
Fats 1.09g 0.1g 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Choline 13.2mg 6.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.013g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 0.017g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.123mg 1%
Calories 61kcal 40kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.046mg 1%
Fiber 1.9g 1.7g 1%
Calcium 12mg 23mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 7.98g 7.64g N/A
Carbs 9.88g 9.34g 0%
Sugar 3.19g 4.24g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 +190.9%
Contains more FatsFats +990%
Contains more OtherOther +265.7%
~equal in Carbs ~9.34g
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 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 +2761.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +735.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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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