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Shallot vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shallot and cereal

  • Cereal is higher than shallot in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 519% more than shallot.
  • The amount of sodium in shallot is lower.
  • The glycemic index of shallot is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Shallots, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more IronIron +2738.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +170.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +425%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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%
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +381.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14710%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1635.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 6.288mg 519%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 5.986mg 434%
Iron 1.2mg 34.06mg 411%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 3.87mg 296%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 29.62mg 184%
Vitamin A 0µg 814µg 90%
Zinc 0.4mg 7.6mg 65%
Vitamin C 8mg 38.5mg 34%
Sodium 12mg 795mg 34%
Carbs 16.8g 86.85g 23%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.79mg 22%
Calories 72kcal 378kcal 15%
Folate 34µg 9%
Selenium 1.2µg 6.3µg 9%
Fiber 3.2g 1.4g 7%
Protein 2.5g 6.06g 7%
Potassium 334mg 105mg 7%
Copper 0.088mg 0.137mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 10mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.354g 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.08g 2%
Phosphorus 60mg 77mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.226mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 85.45g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g 10.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.08mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2011.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +142.4%
Contains more FatsFats +980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +417%
Contains more OtherOther +178.8%

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
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1357.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +807.7%

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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

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.