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Yardlong beans vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between yardlong beans and sweet onions

  • Yardlong beans has more vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, magnesium, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, and potassium; however, sweet onions have more vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for yardlong beans is 13% higher.
  • Sweet onions have 450 times less vitamin A than yardlong beans. Yardlong beans has 450 IU of vitamin A, while sweet onions have 1 IU.

Food types used in this article are Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Onions, sweet, 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 30% 13% 26% 37% 16% 9.8% 24% 0.52% 26% 8.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.7%
Contains more IronIron +276.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +176.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +164.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.1%

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 54% 7.7% 0% 0% 21% 23% 12% 3.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 34%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +395%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +373.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +441.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yardlong beans Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 16.2mg 4.8mg 13%
Iron 0.98mg 0.26mg 9%
Magnesium 42mg 9mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.13mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.02mg 6%
Folate 45µg 23µg 6%
Potassium 290mg 119mg 5%
Manganese 0.201mg 0.076mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Phosphorus 57mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.085mg 0.041mg 4%
Protein 2.53g 0.8g 3%
Vitamin A 23µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 0.133mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Calcium 44mg 20mg 2%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.13mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.5µg 2%
Calories 47kcal 32kcal 1%
Carbs 9.18g 7.55g 1%
Copper 0.047mg 0.056mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.051mg 0.098mg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 9.18g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 5.02g N/A
Sodium 4mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.094mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.135mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.18mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.166mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.146mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.082mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 87%
Protein: 2.53 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.18 g
Water: 87.47 g
Other: 0.72 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +216.3%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.6%
Contains more OtherOther +118.2%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Yardlong beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169223/nutrients
  2. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.