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Welsh onion vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between welsh onion and pasta?

  • Welsh onion is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and potassium, yet pasta is higher in vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B12.
  • Welsh onion's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 30% more.
  • Welsh onion has 58 times more vitamin A than pasta. While welsh onion has 1160IU of vitamin A, pasta has only 20IU.

We used Onions, welsh, raw and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +783.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.5%
~equal in Iron ~1.14mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg

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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +318%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.183mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Welsh onion Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin K 193.4µg 161%
Vitamin C 27mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.209mg 13%
Folate 16µg 64µg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Protein 1.9g 5.15g 7%
Carbs 6.5g 24.93g 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Potassium 212mg 24mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.15mg 5%
Calories 34kcal 131kcal 5%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.224mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.992mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Copper 0.07mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.034mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.156g 0.429g 2%
Phosphorus 49mg 63mg 2%
Choline 5.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Iron 1.22mg 1.14mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 6mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 1.05g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 4.1g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Zinc 0.52mg 0.56mg 0%
Sodium 17mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.169mg 0.183mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.15g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.081mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.113mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.095mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more WaterWater +32%
Contains more OtherOther +125.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.1%
Contains more FatsFats +162.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 g
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +121.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175%

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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. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/nutrients
  2. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.