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Sweet onion vs. Salsify — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet onion and salsify

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin B2, fiber, vitamin B6, and manganese.
  • Salsify's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 12% more.
  • Sweet onion has 2 times more sugar than salsify. Sweet onion has 5.02g of sugar, while salsify has 2.9g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Onions, sweet, raw and Salsify, 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 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.8%
Contains more IronIron +111.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +176.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%

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 15% 0% 3.8% 0% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11% 14%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +765%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +370.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~4.6mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Salsify DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.173mg 12%
Fiber 0.9g 3.1g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.218mg 7%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.21mg 6%
Potassium 119mg 283mg 5%
Choline 5.5mg 25.9mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.276mg 4%
Protein 0.8g 2.73g 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 56mg 4%
Iron 0.26mg 0.55mg 4%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Carbs 7.55g 15.36g 3%
Calcium 20mg 47mg 3%
Calories 32kcal 68kcal 2%
Copper 0.056mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.392mg 2%
Folate 23µg 15µg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 18mg 2%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.056mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.17g 0%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 4.6mg 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 12.26g N/A
Sugar 5.02g 2.9g N/A
Sodium 8mg 16mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +241.3%
Contains more FatsFats +112.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.4%
Contains more OtherOther +124.2%

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/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.