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Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt and onions?

  • Onions have less vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron than tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt.
  • Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 17% higher.
  • Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt has 245 times more vitamin A than onions. Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt has 489IU of vitamin A, while onions have 2IU.
  • Onions contain less sodium.

We used Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt and Onions, raw types in this comparison.

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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% 3.3% 19% 26% 25% 3.8% 12% 32% 14% 0%
Onion
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.3%
Contains more IronIron +223.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~29mg

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 76% 8% 11% 0% 9% 5.1% 10% 7.7% 18% 0% 7% 9.8% 0%
Onion
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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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +208.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +358.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.123mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 22.8mg 7.4mg 17%
Sodium 247mg 4mg 11%
Iron 0.68mg 0.21mg 6%
Copper 0.075mg 0.039mg 4%
Fiber 0.7g 1.7g 4%
Vitamin E 0.56mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.532mg 0.116mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.12mg 3%
Potassium 218mg 146mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0.4µg 2%
Carbs 4.01g 9.34g 2%
Folate 13µg 19µg 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Manganese 0.105mg 0.129mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Calories 18kcal 40kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.046mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 23mg 1%
Protein 0.95g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.11g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.31g 7.64g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 2.49g 4.24g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.17mg 0%
Phosphorus 28mg 29mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.129mg 0.123mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.028mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.014mg 0%
Fructose 1.31g 1.29g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 0.95 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 4.01 g
Water: 94.34 g
Other: 0.59 g
Onion
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more OtherOther +68.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Onion
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +158.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.18 g
Fructose: 1.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Onion
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23% 46% 30%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.99 g
Glucose: 1.97 g
Fructose: 1.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +66.9%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~1.29g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170137/nutrients
  2. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.