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Sun-dried tomato vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sun-dried tomato and onions different?

  • Sun-dried tomato is higher than onions in vitamin C, copper, potassium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin B3, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Sun-dried tomato covers your daily need for vitamin C, 105% more than onions.
  • Sun-dried tomato contains 643 times more vitamin A than onions. Sun-dried tomato contains 1286IU of vitamin A, while onions contain 2IU.
  • Sun-dried tomato has a higher glycemic index (30) than onions (15).

Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained and Onions, raw 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 58% 14% 138% 101% 158% 21% 60% 35% 61% 16%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +710%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +971.9%
Contains more IronIron +1176.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1112.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +358.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +379.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +261.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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 339% 21% 0% 0% 48% 88% 68% 29% 74% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Onion
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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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1275.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1318.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3029.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +289.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sun-dried tomato Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 101.8mg 7.4mg 105%
Copper 0.473mg 0.039mg 48%
Potassium 1565mg 146mg 42%
Iron 2.68mg 0.21mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.383mg 0.027mg 27%
Fats 14.08g 0.1g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.663g 0.013g 22%
Vitamin B3 3.63mg 0.116mg 22%
Magnesium 81mg 10mg 17%
Fiber 5.8g 1.7g 16%
Phosphorus 139mg 29mg 16%
Manganese 0.466mg 0.129mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.319mg 0.12mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.06g 0.017g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.193mg 0.046mg 12%
Sodium 266mg 4mg 11%
Calories 213kcal 40kcal 9%
Saturated fat 1.893g 0.042g 8%
Protein 5.06g 1.1g 8%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 0.123mg 7%
Zinc 0.78mg 0.17mg 6%
Carbs 23.33g 9.34g 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.5µg 5%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Calcium 47mg 23mg 2%
Folate 23µg 19µg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Net carbs 17.53g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.185mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.186mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.131mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.13mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 23% 54% 4%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 14.08 g
Carbs: 23.33 g
Water: 53.83 g
Other: 3.7 g
Onion
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +360%
Contains more FatsFats +13980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +149.8%
Contains more OtherOther +957.1%
Contains more WaterWater +65.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 69% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.893 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.663 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 g
Onion
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66538.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12017.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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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. Sun-dried tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169384/nutrients
  2. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.