Pico de gallo vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
Compare
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 313IU of vitamin A, onions contain only 2IU.
- Onions have less sodium.
PACE, Pico De Gallo and Onions, raw are the varieties used in this article.
Infographic

Infographic link
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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +94.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
Nutrient | ![]() |
![]() |
DV% diff. |
Sodium | 469mg | 4mg | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 9% | |
Fiber | 1.7g | 7% | |
Manganese | 0.129mg | 6% | |
Folate | 19µg | 5% | |
Phosphorus | 29mg | 4% | |
Vitamin C | 3.8mg | 7.4mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.046mg | 4% | |
Potassium | 146mg | 4% | |
Copper | 0.039mg | 4% | |
Iron | 0mg | 0.21mg | 3% |
Fructose | 1.29g | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.123mg | 2% | |
Protein | 0g | 1.1g | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.027mg | 2% | |
Zinc | 0.17mg | 2% | |
Calcium | 0mg | 23mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 10mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.116mg | 1% | |
Choline | 6.1mg | 1% | |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 1% | |
Calories | 31kcal | 40kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0g | 0.1g | 0% |
Carbs | 9.38g | 9.34g | 0% |
Net carbs | 9.38g | 7.64g | N/A |
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
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
9.38 g
Water:
88 g
Other:
2.62 g
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