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Red cabbage vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between red cabbage and sweet onions?

  • Sweet onions have less vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, iron, and vitamin B6 than red cabbage.
  • Red cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 58% higher.
  • Red cabbage has 1116 times more vitamin A than sweet onions. Red cabbage has 1116 IU of vitamin A, while sweet onions have 1 IU.

We used Cabbage, red, raw and Onions, sweet, raw types in this comparison.

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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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.2%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +219.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +229.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1087.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +245%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 57mg 4.8mg 58%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 0.3µg 32%
Iron 0.8mg 0.26mg 7%
Manganese 0.243mg 0.076mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.13mg 6%
Fiber 2.1g 0.9g 5%
Potassium 243mg 119mg 4%
Copper 0.017mg 0.056mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.02mg 4%
Calcium 45mg 20mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 0.133mg 2%
Choline 17.1mg 5.5mg 2%
Protein 1.43g 0.8g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.13mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 0.098mg 1%
Folate 18µg 23µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 1%
Fructose 1.48g 2.02g 1%
Calories 31kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.16g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 5.27g 6.65g N/A
Carbs 7.37g 7.55g 0%
Sugar 3.83g 5.02g N/A
Phosphorus 30mg 27mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 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 +78.8%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +97%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g
~equal in Water ~91.24g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 46% 39%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 1.74 g
Fructose: 1.48 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
14% 45% 40%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.72 g
Glucose: 2.26 g
Fructose: 2.02 g
Lactose: 0.02 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +20%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +29.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +36.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/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.