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Tomato vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomatoes and shallots?

  • Tomatoes are richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K, while shallots are higher in vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Shallots' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 20% higher.
  • Shallots have 208 times less vitamin A than tomatoes. Tomatoes have 833 IU of vitamin A, while shallots have 4 IU.

We used Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Shallots, 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.
Tomato
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.9%
Contains more IronIron +344.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +135.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +156.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
Tomato
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 46% 0% 14% 11% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +197%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +887.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +331.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.345mg 20%
Iron 0.27mg 1.2mg 12%
Fiber 1.2g 3.2g 8%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.292mg 8%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0.8µg 6%
Phosphorus 24mg 60mg 5%
Vitamin A 42µg 0µg 5%
Folate 15µg 34µg 5%
Carbs 3.89g 16.8g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.29mg 4%
Calories 18kcal 72kcal 3%
Protein 0.88g 2.5g 3%
Calcium 10mg 37mg 3%
Potassium 237mg 334mg 3%
Copper 0.059mg 0.088mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.04mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 21mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.4mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.2mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Choline 6.7mg 11.3mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.9g 3.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 205kcal 288kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 556g 139g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 7.87g N/A
Sodium 5mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
Tomato
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +184.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +331.9%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +121.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.3%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients
  2. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.