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Shallot vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shallots and garlic

  • Shallots have more folate; however, garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, copper, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 68% more.
  • Shallots have 11 times more folate than garlic. Shallots have 34µg of folate, while garlic has 3µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Shallots, raw and Garlic, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 less SodiumSodium -29.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +389.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.1%
Contains more IronIron +41.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +239.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +472.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1083.3%

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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
Garlic
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +290%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +112.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 1.235mg 68%
Manganese 0.292mg 1.672mg 60%
Vitamin C 8mg 31.2mg 26%
Selenium 1.2µg 14.2µg 24%
Copper 0.088mg 0.299mg 23%
Calcium 37mg 181mg 14%
Phosphorus 60mg 153mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.2mg 12%
Protein 2.5g 6.36g 8%
Folate 34µg 3µg 8%
Zinc 0.4mg 1.16mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.11mg 7%
Iron 1.2mg 1.7mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.596mg 6%
Carbs 16.8g 33.06g 5%
Calories 72kcal 149kcal 4%
Fiber 3.2g 2.1g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.7mg 3%
Potassium 334mg 401mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 23.2mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 0.5g 1%
Magnesium 21mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.249g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.5g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 288kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 67g N/A
Net carbs 13.6g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 1g N/A
Sodium 12mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +36.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.4%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.8%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +538.5%

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