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Sweet onion vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet onion and broad beans

  • Sweet onion has more vitamin B6; however, broad beans are higher in vitamin C, iron, fiber, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Broad beans cover your daily need for vitamin C, 17% more than sweet onion.
  • Sweet onion has 4 times more vitamin B6 than broad beans. While sweet onion has 0.13mg of vitamin B6, broad beans have only 0.029mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Onions, sweet, raw and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +244.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.2%
Contains more IronIron +476.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +261.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +243.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +348.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +802.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +152.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Broad beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.8mg 19.8mg 17%
Iron 0.26mg 1.5mg 16%
Fiber 0.9g 3.6g 11%
Folate 23µg 58µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.029mg 8%
Protein 0.8g 4.8g 8%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.261mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.128mg 7%
Phosphorus 27mg 73mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1.2mg 7%
Magnesium 9mg 31mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.09mg 5%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.47mg 3%
Potassium 119mg 193mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 2%
Calories 32kcal 62kcal 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1µg 1%
Carbs 7.55g 10.1g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.066mg 1%
Sodium 8mg 41mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.142g 1%
Net carbs 6.65g 6.5g N/A
Calcium 20mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 5.02g N/A
Copper 0.056mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +500%
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.8%
Contains more OtherOther +172.7%
~equal in Water ~83.7g

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.