Sauerkraut vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between sauerkraut and sweet onion
- Sweet onion has less iron, vitamin C, vitamin K, and fiber than sauerkraut.
- Sauerkraut covers your daily need for sodium, 28% more than sweet onion.
- Sauerkraut has 43 times more vitamin K than sweet onion. While sauerkraut has 13µg of vitamin K, sweet onion has only 0.3µg.
- Sweet onion has less sodium.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauerkraut, canned, solids, and liquids and Onions, sweet, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +44.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +50% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +42.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +465.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +71.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +46.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +98.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +20% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +35% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.8% |
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 | +206.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +600% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +4233.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +89.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +95.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 661mg | 8mg | 28% |
Iron | 1.47mg | 0.26mg | 15% |
Vitamin K | 13µg | 0.3µg | 11% |
Vitamin C | 14.7mg | 4.8mg | 11% |
Fiber | 2.9g | 0.9g | 8% |
Copper | 0.096mg | 0.056mg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.151mg | 0.076mg | 3% |
Fructose | 0.04g | 2.02g | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 0.041mg | 2% |
Potassium | 170mg | 119mg | 2% |
Carbs | 4.28g | 7.55g | 1% |
Choline | 10.4mg | 5.5mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.14mg | 0.02mg | 1% |
Calories | 19kcal | 32kcal | 1% |
Phosphorus | 20mg | 27mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.19mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Calcium | 30mg | 20mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 9mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.91g | 0.8g | 0% |
Fats | 0.14g | 0.08g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.38g | 6.65g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.78g | 5.02g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.5µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.022mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.143mg | 0.133mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.093mg | 0.098mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.13mg | 0% |
Folate | 24µg | 23µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.034g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.013g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.067g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.008mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.025mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.021mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.029mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.031mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.009mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.023mg | 0.024mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.03mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.016mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.91 g
Fats:
0.14 g
Carbs:
4.28 g
Water:
92.52 g
Other:
2.15 g
Protein:
0.8 g
Fats:
0.08 g
Carbs:
7.55 g
Water:
91.24 g
Other:
0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +13.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +75% |
Contains more OtherOther | +551.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +76.4% |
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Water
~91.24g
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
0 g
Glucose:
0.14 g
Fructose:
0.04 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
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 | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +1514.3% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +4950% |
Contains more LactoseLactose | +∞% |
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Starch
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~equal in
Maltose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g