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Chayote vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chayote and sweet onions

  • Sweet onions have less folate, copper, and zinc than chayote.
  • Chayote covers your daily need for folate 18% more than sweet onions.
  • Chayote has 6 times more zinc than sweet onions. While chayote has 0.74mg of zinc, sweet onions have only 0.13mg.
  • Chayote has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chayote, fruit, raw and Onions, sweet, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
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 +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +469.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +148.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Potassium ~119mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 26% 0% 0% 2.4% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70%
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 16% 0% 0% 0.4% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +253.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +304.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Sweet onion DV% diff.
Folate 93µg 23µg 18%
Copper 0.123mg 0.056mg 7%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.13mg 6%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.076mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 4.8mg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 0.9g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.098mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 0.3µg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.133mg 2%
Calories 19kcal 32kcal 1%
Carbs 4.51g 7.55g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 9mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.26mg 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.02mg 1%
Choline 9.2mg 5.5mg 1%
Protein 0.82g 0.8g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 2.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 232kcal 400kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 526g 313g N/A
Fats 0.13g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 6.65g N/A
Calcium 17mg 20mg 0%
Potassium 125mg 119mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 2mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 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 FatsFats +62.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.4%
~equal in Protein ~0.8g
~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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.