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Daikon vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between daikon and shallots?

  • Daikon is higher in vitamin C, yet shallots are higher in vitamin B6, manganese, iron, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Shallots' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 23% more.
  • Daikon has 3 times more vitamin C than shallots. While daikon has 22mg of vitamin C, shallots have only 8mg.
  • The amount of sugar in daikon is lower.

We used Radishes, oriental, raw and Shallots, raw 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.
Daikon
Daikon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.1%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +668.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%

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.
Daikon
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21%
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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +175%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +650%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Daikon Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.345mg 23%
Vitamin C 22mg 8mg 16%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.292mg 11%
Iron 0.4mg 1.2mg 10%
Fiber 1.6g 3.2g 6%
Phosphorus 23mg 60mg 5%
Protein 0.6g 2.5g 4%
Carbs 4.1g 16.8g 4%
Calories 18kcal 72kcal 3%
Potassium 227mg 334mg 3%
Copper 0.115mg 0.088mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 0.29mg 3%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.4mg 2%
Folate 28µg 34µg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 21mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 37mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.2µg 1%
Choline 7.3mg 11.3mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 3.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 300kcal 288kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 556g 139g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.5g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 7.87g N/A
Sodium 21mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +18.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +316.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +309.8%
Contains more OtherOther +37.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.3%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/nutrients
  2. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.