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Shallot vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallot and flour different?

  • Shallot is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin C, while flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Flour covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 60% more than shallot.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than shallot (30).

Shallots, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types were used 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.
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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.1%
Contains more IronIron +286.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2725%
~equal in Magnesium ~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%
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +684.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2370%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2852%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51%
Contains more FolateFolate +438.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.785mg 60%
Selenium 1.2µg 33.9µg 59%
Iron 1.2mg 4.64mg 43%
Folate 34µg 183µg 37%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 5.904mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.494mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.044mg 23%
Carbs 16.8g 76.31g 20%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.682mg 17%
Protein 2.5g 10.33g 16%
Calories 72kcal 364kcal 15%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 108mg 7%
Potassium 334mg 107mg 7%
Copper 0.088mg 0.144mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.438mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.7mg 3%
Fiber 3.2g 2.7g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.413g 2%
Calcium 37mg 15mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.155g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.98g 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 73.61g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 11.3mg 10.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.23mg 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
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +569.5%
Contains more OtherOther +73.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +313.2%
Contains more FatsFats +880%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +354.2%

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
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +521.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +959%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.