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Shallot vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shallots and daikon?

  • Shallots are higher in vitamin B6, manganese, iron, fiber, and phosphorus, yet daikon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Shallots' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 23% more.
  • Shallots have 8 times more manganese than daikon. While shallots have 0.292mg of manganese, daikon has only 0.038mg.
  • The amount of sugar in daikon is lower.

We used Shallots, raw and Radishes, oriental, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.1%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +668.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +650%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +175%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.046mg 23%
Vitamin C 8mg 22mg 16%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.038mg 11%
Iron 1.2mg 0.4mg 10%
Fiber 3.2g 1.6g 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 23mg 5%
Protein 2.5g 0.6g 4%
Carbs 16.8g 4.1g 4%
Calories 72kcal 18kcal 3%
Potassium 334mg 227mg 3%
Copper 0.088mg 0.115mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.138mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.15mg 2%
Folate 34µg 28µg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 16mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 27mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 7.3mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.5g 3.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 288kcal 300kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 556g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 12mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +316.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +309.8%
Contains more WaterWater +18.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.4%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.