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Sweet onion vs. Wax gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet onions and wax gourd different?

  • Sweet onions are richer in vitamin B6, while wax gourd is higher in vitamin C.
  • Sweet onions contain 24 times more potassium than wax gourd. Sweet onions contain 119mg of potassium, while wax gourd contains 5mg.
  • Wax gourd is lower in sugar.

Onions, sweet, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used in this article.

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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 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2280%
Contains more CopperCopper +154.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.1%
Contains more IronIron +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +353.8%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 35% 0% 1.6% 0% 8.5% 0.23% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 0% 7% 3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +306.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +475%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +188.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +833.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Wax gourd DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.032mg 8%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 10.5mg 6%
Folate 23µg 4µg 5%
Copper 0.056mg 0.022mg 4%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.59mg 4%
Sodium 8mg 107mg 4%
Potassium 119mg 5mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Carbs 7.55g 3.04g 2%
Iron 0.26mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.384mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.8µg 2%
Calories 32kcal 14kcal 1%
Protein 0.8g 0.4g 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 17mg 1%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.056mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.001mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 2.04g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 20mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 5.02g 1.18g N/A
Fiber 0.9g 1g 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.121mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 4.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.003mg 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% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 96.06 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.4%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
~equal in Water ~96.06g
~equal in Other ~0.3g

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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. Wax gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170475/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.