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Rosemary vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between rosemary and onions

  • Onions have less iron, vitamin A, fiber, manganese, calcium, copper, folate, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin C.
  • Rosemary covers your daily iron needs 81% more than onions.
  • Onions contain 1462 times less vitamin A than rosemary. Rosemary contains 2924IU of vitamin A, while onions contain 2IU.
  • The glycemic index of rosemary is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rosemary, fresh and Onions, raw.

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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 65% 95% 59% 249% 100% 25% 28% 3.4% 125% 0%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +810%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1278.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +357.5%
Contains more IronIron +3066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +671.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +447.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +644.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%

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 73% 49% 0% 0% 9% 35% 17% 48% 78% 0% 0% 82% 0%
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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 Choline Choline 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +194.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +463%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +686.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +553.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180%
Contains more FolateFolate +473.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rosemary Onion DV% diff.
Iron 6.65mg 0.21mg 81%
Fiber 14.1g 1.7g 50%
Manganese 0.96mg 0.129mg 36%
Copper 0.301mg 0.039mg 29%
Calcium 317mg 23mg 29%
Folate 109µg 19µg 23%
Magnesium 91mg 10mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.336mg 0.12mg 17%
Vitamin A 146µg 0µg 16%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 7.4mg 16%
Potassium 668mg 146mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.123mg 14%
Saturated fat 2.838g 0.042g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.027mg 10%
Fats 5.86g 0.1g 9%
Zinc 0.93mg 0.17mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.901g 0.017g 6%
Calories 131kcal 40kcal 5%
Phosphorus 66mg 29mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.912mg 0.116mg 5%
Protein 3.31g 1.1g 4%
Carbs 20.7g 9.34g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.16g 0.013g 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Sodium 26mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.046mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Net carbs 6.6g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.136mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.249mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.143mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.165mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 21% 68% 2%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 5.86 g
Carbs: 20.7 g
Water: 67.77 g
Other: 2.36 g
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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 ProteinProtein +200.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5760%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121.6%
Contains more OtherOther +574.3%
Contains more WaterWater +31.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
58% 24% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.838 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.901 g
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8823.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Rosemary - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173473/nutrients
  2. 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.