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Sweet onion vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sweet onions and spirulina

  • Sweet onions have more vitamin B6; however, spirulina is richer in copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Spirulina covers your daily copper needs 60% more than sweet onions.
  • Spirulina has 17 times less sugar than sweet onions. Sweet onions have 5.02g of sugar, while spirulina has 0.3g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Onions, sweet, raw and Seaweed, spirulina, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more IronIron +973.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +966.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +144.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Potassium ~127mg

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
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 3% 1% 9.8% 0% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +282.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +441.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +799.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +231.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +733.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Spirulina DV% diff.
Copper 0.056mg 0.597mg 60%
Iron 0.26mg 2.79mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.342mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.222mg 15%
Protein 0.8g 5.92g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1.196mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.034mg 7%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.186mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.325mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 0.9mg 4%
Sodium 8mg 98mg 4%
Folate 23µg 9µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.49mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Carbs 7.55g 2.42g 2%
Magnesium 9mg 19mg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 0.4g 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.5µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 12mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.135g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.106g 1%
Calories 32kcal 26kcal 0%
Fats 0.08g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 2.02g N/A
Potassium 119mg 127mg 0%
Sugar 5.02g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 6.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.112mg 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
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +212%
Contains more ProteinProtein +640%
Contains more FatsFats +387.5%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
~equal in Water ~90.67g

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.