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Vegetable oil vs. Scallion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between vegetable oil and scallion?

  • Vegetable oil is richer in vitamin E, yet scallion is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, folate, fiber, copper, and potassium.
  • Scallion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 155% higher.
  • Vegetable oil has 449 times more saturated fat than scallion. Vegetable oil has 14.367g of saturated fat, while scallion has 0.032g.
  • Vegetable oil has a lower glycemic index than scallion.

We used Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), 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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1038.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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.
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 0% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2587.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +885.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2750%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Scallion DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 0.074g 220%
Vitamin K 21µg 207µg 155%
Fats 100g 0.19g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 0.027g 120%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 0.55mg 95%
Saturated fat 14.367g 0.032g 65%
Calories 884kcal 32kcal 43%
Vitamin C 0mg 18.8mg 21%
Iron 0.13mg 1.48mg 17%
Folate 0µg 64µg 16%
Fiber 0g 2.6g 10%
Copper 0mg 0.083mg 9%
Potassium 0mg 276mg 8%
Calcium 0mg 72mg 7%
Manganese 0mg 0.16mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 50µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.061mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.055mg 5%
Magnesium 0mg 20mg 5%
Phosphorus 0mg 37mg 5%
Protein 0g 1.83g 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.525mg 3%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.39mg 3%
Carbs 0g 7.34g 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.075mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Choline 0.2mg 5.7mg 1%
Sodium 0mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.74g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.33g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +52531.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +177800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44539.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/nutrients
  2. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.