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Shallot vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shallot and welsh onion

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6 and manganese; however, welsh onion is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B2.
  • Welsh onion covers your daily vitamin K needs 161% more than shallot.
  • Welsh onion has 5 times less vitamin B6 than shallot. Shallot has 0.345mg of vitamin B6, while welsh onion has 0.072mg.
  • Welsh onion contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Shallots, raw and Onions, welsh, 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 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 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +30%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Iron ~1.22mg

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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +379.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +113.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24075%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.8µg 193.4µg 161%
Vitamin C 8mg 27mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.072mg 21%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.137mg 7%
Folate 34µg 16µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.09mg 5%
Potassium 334mg 212mg 4%
Carbs 16.8g 6.5g 3%
Fiber 3.2g 2.4g 3%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.51mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 18mg 2%
Copper 0.088mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.169mg 2%
Phosphorus 60mg 49mg 2%
Calories 72kcal 34kcal 2%
Choline 11.3mg 5.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.156g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.05mg 1%
Protein 2.5g 1.9g 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.52mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 4.1g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 23mg 0%
Iron 1.2mg 1.22mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g 2.18g N/A
Sodium 12mg 17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.033mg 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
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +158.5%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more WaterWater +13.4%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +300%

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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. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/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.