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Tomatillo vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomatillos and sweet onion different?

  • Tomatillos are richer in manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin K, and vitamin C, while sweet onion is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily need for manganese, 6649% more than sweet onion.
  • Tomatillos contain 34 times more vitamin K than sweet onion. Tomatillos contain 10.1µg of vitamin K, while sweet onion contains 0.3µg.

Tomatillos, raw and Onions, sweet, raw 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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.2%
Contains more IronIron +138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +201215.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +185.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.5µg

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +143.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1291%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +228.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomatillo Sweet onion DV% diff.
Manganese 153mg 0.076mg 6649%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 0.133mg 11%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 4.8mg 8%
Vitamin K 10.1µg 0.3µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.13mg 6%
Iron 0.62mg 0.26mg 5%
Folate 7µg 23µg 4%
Fiber 1.9g 0.9g 4%
Potassium 268mg 119mg 4%
Copper 0.079mg 0.056mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 9mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.417g 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Phosphorus 39mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 7mg 20mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.139g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0.098mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 5.84g 7.55g 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.08g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 32kcal 0%
Protein 0.96g 0.8g 0%
Net carbs 3.94g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 1mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.041mg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 5.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.155g 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20%
Contains more FatsFats +1175%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.3%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/nutrients
  2. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.