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Peanut vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and onions different?

  • Peanuts have more copper, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin E, folate, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B5 than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for peanuts is 123% higher.
  • Peanuts contain 417 times more vitamin E than onions. While peanuts contain 8.33mg of vitamin E, onions contain only 0.02mg.

Peanuts, all types, raw and Onions, raw are the varieties used 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.
Peanut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Onion
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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 +1580%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +382.9%
Contains more IronIron +2081%
Contains more CopperCopper +2833.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1823.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1196.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1399.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%

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.
Peanut
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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 0% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 EVitamin E +41550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1291.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10301.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1336.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190%
Contains more FolateFolate +1163.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +760.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Onion DV% diff.
Copper 1.144mg 0.039mg 123%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 0.017g 104%
Manganese 1.934mg 0.129mg 78%
Fats 49.24g 0.1g 76%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 0.116mg 75%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 0.013g 61%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 0.02mg 55%
Iron 4.58mg 0.21mg 55%
Folate 240µg 19µg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.046mg 50%
Phosphorus 376mg 29mg 50%
Protein 25.8g 1.1g 49%
Magnesium 168mg 10mg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 0.123mg 33%
Saturated fat 6.279g 0.042g 28%
Zinc 3.27mg 0.17mg 28%
Fiber 8.5g 1.7g 27%
Calories 567kcal 40kcal 26%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.12mg 18%
Potassium 705mg 146mg 16%
Selenium 7.2µg 0.5µg 12%
Choline 52.5mg 6.1mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.027mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Calcium 92mg 23mg 7%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Carbs 16.13g 9.34g 2%
Sodium 18mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 7.63g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 4.24g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Onion
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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 +2245.5%
Contains more FatsFats +49140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.7%
Contains more OtherOther +565.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1270.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 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 +187792.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91417.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.