Sweet onion vs. Hearts of palm — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between sweet onion and hearts of palm
- Sweet onion has more vitamin B6; however, hearts of palm are higher in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus.
- Hearts of palm cover your daily manganese needs 57% more than sweet onion.
- Hearts of palm contain 6 times less vitamin B6 than sweet onion. Sweet onion contains 0.13mg of vitamin B6, while hearts of palm contain 0.022mg.
- Sweet onion has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Onions, sweet, raw and Hearts of palm, canned.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.1% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +322.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +190% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +48.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +1103.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +137.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +784.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +140.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1734.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +40% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +272.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +490.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +64.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +185% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +228.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +28.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +69.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.076mg | 1.394mg | 57% |
Iron | 0.26mg | 3.13mg | 36% |
Sodium | 8mg | 426mg | 18% |
Copper | 0.056mg | 0.133mg | 9% |
Zinc | 0.13mg | 1.15mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.022mg | 8% |
Magnesium | 9mg | 38mg | 7% |
Fiber | 0.9g | 2.4g | 6% |
Phosphorus | 27mg | 65mg | 5% |
Folate | 23µg | 39µg | 4% |
Calcium | 20mg | 58mg | 4% |
Fructose | 2.02g | 3% | |
Protein | 0.8g | 2.52g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.041mg | 0.011mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.057mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 4.8mg | 7.9mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.133mg | 0.437mg | 2% |
Potassium | 119mg | 177mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.13g | 1% | |
Fats | 0.08g | 0.62g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.202g | 1% | |
Carbs | 7.55g | 4.62g | 1% |
Choline | 5.5mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.098mg | 0.126mg | 1% |
Calories | 32kcal | 28kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.65g | 2.22g | N/A |
Sugar | 5.02g | N/A | |
Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0% | |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.103g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.009mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.018mg | 0.097mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.014mg | 0.101mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.025mg | 0.169mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.033mg | 0.091mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.009mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.024mg | 0.098mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.02mg | 0.114mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.011mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.8 g
Fats:
0.08 g
Carbs:
7.55 g
Water:
91.24 g
Other:
0.33 g
Protein:
2.52 g
Fats:
0.62 g
Carbs:
4.62 g
Water:
90.2 g
Other:
2.04 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +63.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +215% |
Contains more FatsFats | +675% |
Contains more OtherOther | +518.2% |
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Water
~90.2g