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Pico de gallo vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pico de gallo and onions different?

  • Pico de gallo has more vitamin A than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for pico de gallo is 20% higher.
  • Pico de gallo contains 157 times more vitamin A than onions. While pico de gallo contains 313 IU of vitamin A, onions contain only 2 IU.
  • Onions have less sodium.

PACE, Pico De Gallo 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 61% 0% 0%
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 CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pico de gallo Onion DV% diff.
Sodium 469mg 4mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 9%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Manganese 0.129mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 7.4mg 4%
Potassium 146mg 4%
Copper 0.039mg 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 4%
Iron 0mg 0.21mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.1g 2%
Magnesium 10mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 23mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Calories 31kcal 40kcal 0%
Fats 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 9.38g 7.64g N/A
Carbs 9.38g 9.34g 0%
Sugar 6.25g 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 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
9% 88% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 9.38 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 2.62 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 OtherOther +648.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~9.34g
~equal in Water ~89.11g

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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. 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.