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Scallion vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between scallions and garlic?

  • Scallions are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate, yet garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin C, and vitamin B1.
  • Scallions' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 171% higher.
  • Scallions have 111 times more vitamin A than garlic. Scallions have 997 IU of vitamin A, while garlic has 9 IU.

We used Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Garlic, raw types in this comparison.

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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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
Garlic
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +151.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.3%
Contains more IronIron +14.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +260.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +197.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +313.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +945%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%
~equal in Sodium ~17mg

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 63% 0% 17% 11% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48%
Garlic
Garlic
6
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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +587.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12076.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2033.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +694.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1924.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 1.7µg 171%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 1.235mg 90%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.672mg 66%
Selenium 0.6µg 14.2µg 25%
Copper 0.083mg 0.299mg 24%
Phosphorus 37mg 153mg 17%
Folate 64µg 3µg 15%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 31.2mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.2mg 12%
Calcium 72mg 181mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.596mg 10%
Protein 1.83g 6.36g 9%
Carbs 7.34g 33.06g 9%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.16mg 7%
Calories 32kcal 149kcal 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Potassium 276mg 401mg 4%
Iron 1.48mg 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.08mg 3%
Choline 5.7mg 23.2mg 3%
Fiber 2.6g 2.1g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.11mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.249g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.7g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 175kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 67g N/A
Fats 0.19g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 1g N/A
Sodium 16mg 17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +53.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +247.5%
Contains more FatsFats +163.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +350.4%
Contains more OtherOther +85.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Garlic
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +145.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +236.5%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/nutrients
  2. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.