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Vegetable vs. Scallion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between vegetable and scallions

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, manganese, and fiber; however, scallions are higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, and iron.
  • Scallions cover your daily vitamin K needs 153% more than vegetable.
  • Scallions contain 4 times less vitamin A than vegetable. Vegetable contains 4277 IU of vitamin A, while scallions contain 997 IU.
  • The glycemic index of vegetable is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 more ZincZinc +25.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +136.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.3%
Contains more IronIron +80.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg
~equal in Copper ~0.083mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +328%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +487.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +44.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +780.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +236.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Scallion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 23.5µg 207µg 153%
Vitamin A 214µg 50µg 18%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 18.8mg 17%
Folate 19µg 64µg 11%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.16mg 10%
Iron 0.82mg 1.48mg 8%
Fiber 4.4g 2.6g 7%
Calcium 25mg 72mg 5%
Potassium 169mg 276mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.08mg 3%
Choline 24.1mg 5.7mg 3%
Calories 65kcal 32kcal 2%
Protein 2.86g 1.83g 2%
Carbs 13.09g 7.34g 2%
Phosphorus 51mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.525mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.075mg 2%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.39mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.55mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.061mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 4.74g N/A
Magnesium 22mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 2.33g N/A
Copper 0.083mg 0.083mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.059mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 ProteinProtein +56.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.3%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20.9%
~equal in Water ~89.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 +170%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.032g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.074g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.