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Sweet onion vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet onion and water chestnuts

  • Sweet onion has less copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin E, vitamin B5, and choline.
  • Water chestnuts' daily need coverage for copper is 30% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Onions, sweet, raw and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), 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 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.8%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +144.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +390.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +482.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +284.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +335.5%
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.
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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +241.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +651.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +388.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +558.2%
~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 Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Copper 0.056mg 0.326mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.328mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.2mg 14%
Potassium 119mg 584mg 14%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.331mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.479mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.14mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 1.2mg 8%
Fiber 0.9g 3g 8%
Choline 5.5mg 36.2mg 6%
Phosphorus 27mg 63mg 5%
Carbs 7.55g 23.94g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1mg 5%
Calories 32kcal 97kcal 3%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.5mg 3%
Magnesium 9mg 22mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Iron 0.26mg 0.06mg 3%
Folate 23µg 16µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 11mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 1.4g 1%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 4mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 5.02g 4.8g N/A
Sodium 8mg 14mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 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
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +24.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.1%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%

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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. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.