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Shallot vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shallot and butterscotch?

  • Shallot is richer than butterscotch in vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, potassium, copper, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Shallot's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 27% more.
  • The amount of sodium in shallot is lower.
  • The glycemic index of shallot is lower.

We used Shallots, raw and Candies, butterscotch 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.
Shallot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11033.3%
Contains more IronIron +11900%
Contains more CopperCopper +8700%
Contains more ZincZinc +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1312.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0mg 27%
Carbs 16.8g 90.4g 25%
Calories 72kcal 391kcal 16%
Sodium 12mg 391mg 16%
Iron 1.2mg 0.01mg 15%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.001mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Copper 0.088mg 0.001mg 10%
Potassium 334mg 3mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Folate 34µg 0µg 9%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.065g 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.004mg 6%
Protein 2.5g 0.03g 5%
Fats 0.1g 3.3g 5%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.012mg 4%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.09mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.845g 2%
Choline 11.3mg 0.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.122g 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.002mg 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1420%
Contains more FatsFats +3200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +438.1%
Contains more OtherOther +27.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5935.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.8%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.