Sweet onion vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between sweet onion and pickled cucumber
- Sweet onion has more vitamin B6 and folate; however, pickled cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
- Pickled cucumber covers your daily sodium needs 52% more than sweet onion.
- Pickled cucumber contains 23 times less folate than sweet onion. Sweet onion contains 23µg of folate, while pickled cucumber contains 1µg.
- Pickled cucumber has less sugar.
Food varieties used in this article are Onions, sweet, raw and Pickles, cucumber, sour.
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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 more MagnesiumMagnesium | +125% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +417.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +550% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +92.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +590.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +53.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +51.8% |
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 CVitamin C | +380% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +157.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1344.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +2200% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +52.8% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +350% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +15566.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 8mg | 1208mg | 52% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 47µg | 39% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.009mg | 9% |
Folate | 23µg | 1µg | 6% |
Vitamin C | 4.8mg | 1mg | 4% |
Fructose | 2.02g | 3% | |
Copper | 0.056mg | 0.085mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.076mg | 0.011mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.041mg | 0mg | 3% |
Potassium | 119mg | 23mg | 3% |
Iron | 0.26mg | 0.4mg | 2% |
Carbs | 7.55g | 2.26g | 2% |
Phosphorus | 27mg | 14mg | 2% |
Calcium | 20mg | 0mg | 2% |
Protein | 0.8g | 0.33g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.081g | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.098mg | 0.038mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.133mg | 0mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
Calories | 32kcal | 11kcal | 1% |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 0µg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.13mg | 0.02mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 9mg | 4mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0.9g | 1.2g | 1% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 10µg | 1% |
Fats | 0.08g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.65g | 1.06g | N/A |
Sugar | 5.02g | 1.06g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0.09mg | 0% |
Choline | 5.5mg | 3.6mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.052g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.003g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.009mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.018mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.014mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.025mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.033mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.009mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.024mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.02mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.011mg | 0.005mg | 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:
0.33 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
2.26 g
Water:
94.08 g
Other:
3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +142.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +234.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +150% |
Contains more OtherOther | +848.5% |
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Water
~94.08g