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Sweet onion vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet onion and radish

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin C than radish.
  • Radish covers your daily need for vitamin C, 11% more than sweet onion.
  • Sweet onion has 3 times more sugar than radish. While sweet onion has 5.02g of sugar, radish has only 1.86g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Onions, sweet, raw and Radishes, raw.

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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%
Radish
Radish
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.8%
Contains more IronIron +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
~equal in Manganese ~0.069mg

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%
Radish
Radish
6
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +333.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~25µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Radish DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.8mg 14.8mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.071mg 5%
Potassium 119mg 233mg 3%
Fiber 0.9g 1.6g 3%
Fructose 2.02g 0.71g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.012mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 20mg 1%
Folate 23µg 25µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.165mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.254mg 1%
Sodium 8mg 39mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 16kcal 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.28mg 1%
Iron 0.26mg 0.34mg 1%
Copper 0.056mg 0.05mg 1%
Carbs 7.55g 3.4g 1%
Calcium 20mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.039mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 0.68g 0%
Fats 0.08g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 1.8g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 5.02g 1.86g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.069mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 6.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.013mg 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
Radish
Radish
3
3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.1%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
~equal in Water ~95.27g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 45% 40%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.72 g
Glucose: 2.26 g
Fructose: 2.02 g
Lactose: 0.02 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Radish
Radish
0
5% 56% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1.05 g
Fructose: 0.71 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +620%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +115.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +184.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.