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Walnut vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between walnut and onions?

  • Walnut is richer than onions in copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, and fiber.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 172% more.
  • Walnut has 146 times more saturated fat than onions. While walnut has 6.126g of saturated fat, onions have only 0.042g.
  • The glycemic index of walnut is lower.

We used Nuts, walnuts, english and Onions, raw types 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.
Walnut
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Onion
0
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1480%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +326.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.1%
Contains more IronIron +1285.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1717.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1093.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2546.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +880%

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.
Walnut
10
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Onion
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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +641.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +869.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +363.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +347.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +575%
Contains more FolateFolate +415.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +542.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +469.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Onion DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 0.017g 314%
Copper 1.586mg 0.039mg 172%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.129mg 143%
Fats 65.21g 0.1g 100%
Phosphorus 346mg 29mg 45%
Magnesium 158mg 10mg 35%
Iron 2.91mg 0.21mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.12mg 32%
Calories 654kcal 40kcal 31%
Saturated fat 6.126g 0.042g 28%
Protein 15.23g 1.1g 28%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.17mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.046mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 0.013g 22%
Fiber 6.7g 1.7g 20%
Folate 98µg 19µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.027mg 9%
Potassium 441mg 146mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.123mg 9%
Selenium 4.9µg 0.5µg 8%
Calcium 98mg 23mg 8%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 7.4mg 7%
Choline 39.2mg 6.1mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.116mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.02mg 5%
Fructose 0.09g 1.29g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.4µg 2%
Carbs 13.71g 9.34g 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 4.24g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0g 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
4
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Onion
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1284.5%
Contains more FatsFats +65110%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.8%
Contains more OtherOther +408.6%
Contains more WaterWater +2089.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Onion
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68615.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +277394.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Onion
2
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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +145.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2362.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1333.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.