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Welsh onion vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between welsh onion and whey?

  • Welsh onion is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, fiber, copper, and manganese, yet whey is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Welsh onion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 161% more.

We used Onions, welsh, raw and Whey, sweet, fluid 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 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.7%
Contains more IronIron +1933.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1650%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~46mg

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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +440.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Welsh onion Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin K 193.4µg 0µg 161%
Vitamin C 27mg 0.1mg 30%
Iron 1.22mg 0.06mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Copper 0.07mg 0.004mg 7%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.001mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.158mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.169mg 0.383mg 4%
Folate 16µg 1µg 4%
Calcium 18mg 47mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.031mg 3%
Protein 1.9g 0.85g 2%
Potassium 212mg 161mg 2%
Sodium 17mg 54mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.074mg 2%
Choline 5.3mg 16mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.036mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.23g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.156g 0.011g 1%
Calories 34kcal 27kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 4.1g 5.14g N/A
Carbs 6.5g 5.14g 0%
Sugar 2.18g 5.14g N/A
Phosphorus 49mg 46mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.081mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.113mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.095mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +123.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.5%
Contains more OtherOther +32.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.36g
~equal in Water ~93.12g

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1318.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78.6%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.