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Pimiento vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pimiento and sweet onion?

  • Pimiento is richer than sweet onion in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin K, and vitamin B6.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 89% more.
  • Pimiento has 2655 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. While pimiento has 2655IU of vitamin A, sweet onion has only 1IU.
  • The amount of sugar in pimiento is lower.

We used Pimento, canned and Onions, sweet, 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.8%
Contains more IronIron +546.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1668.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +362.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +141.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +880%
Contains more FolateFolate +283.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 4.8mg 89%
Iron 1.68mg 0.26mg 18%
Vitamin A 133µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.13mg 7%
Folate 6µg 23µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.02mg 4%
Fiber 1.9g 0.9g 4%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.098mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.041mg 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.13mg 1%
Carbs 5.1g 7.55g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 1%
Copper 0.049mg 0.056mg 1%
Phosphorus 17mg 27mg 1%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.076mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Protein 1.1g 0.8g 1%
Potassium 158mg 119mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 20mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 9mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 14mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0%
Choline 6.3mg 5.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.5%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more OtherOther +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/nutrients
  2. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.