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Peppermint vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peppermint and welsh onion?

  • Peppermint is richer than welsh onion in vitamin A, iron, manganese, copper, folate, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 62% more.
  • Peppermint has 14 times more calcium than welsh onion. While peppermint has 243mg of calcium, welsh onion has only 18mg.
  • The glycemic index of welsh onion is lower.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Onions, welsh, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +247.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +168.4%
Contains more IronIron +316.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +370%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +758.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.2%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +195.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +326.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +612.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 193.4µg 161%
Iron 5.08mg 1.22mg 48%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.137mg 45%
Copper 0.329mg 0.07mg 29%
Folate 114µg 16µg 25%
Vitamin A 212µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 18mg 23%
Fiber 8g 2.4g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.09mg 14%
Magnesium 80mg 23mg 14%
Potassium 569mg 212mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.4mg 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.52mg 5%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 27mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.072mg 4%
Protein 3.75g 1.9g 4%
Carbs 14.89g 6.5g 3%
Phosphorus 73mg 49mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.169mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.05mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.156g 2%
Calories 70kcal 34kcal 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Sodium 31mg 17mg 1%
Choline 5.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.067g 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.4g 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.4%
Contains more FatsFats +135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +129.1%
Contains more OtherOther +152.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +225.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69.7%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/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.