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Arrowroot vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arrowroot and onions different?

  • Arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, onions are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for arrowroot is 80% higher.
  • Arrowroot contains 15 times more vitamin B3 than onions. While arrowroot contains 1.693mg of vitamin B3, onions contain only 0.116mg.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index (15) than arrowroot (58).

Arrowroot, raw and Onions, raw are the varieties used 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 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
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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 +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +211%
Contains more IronIron +957.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +210.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +270.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +237.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 6.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 25% 0% 0% 0.4% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1359.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1678.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +289.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Onion DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 19µg 80%
Iron 2.22mg 0.21mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.12mg 11%
Phosphorus 98mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.116mg 10%
Potassium 454mg 146mg 9%
Copper 0.121mg 0.039mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.046mg 8%
Protein 4.24g 1.1g 6%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 7.4mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.17mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.123mg 3%
Calcium 6mg 23mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.7g 2%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.129mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.027mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Calories 65kcal 40kcal 1%
Carbs 13.39g 9.34g 1%
Sodium 26mg 4mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.017g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.5g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 153kcal 364kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 154g 250g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.24g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
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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 +285.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.4%
Contains more OtherOther +305.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
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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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +441.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +225%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.042g

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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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.