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Shallot vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallots and onions different?

  • Shallots have more vitamin B6, iron, manganese, fiber, potassium, and copper than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for shallots is 17% higher.
  • Shallots contain 6 times more iron than onions. While shallots contain 1.2mg of iron, onions contain only 0.21mg.
  • Onions have less sugar.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index (15) than shallots (30).

Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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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 +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.8%
Contains more IronIron +471.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +125.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +135.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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%
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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 EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35%
~equal in Vitamin C ~7.4mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.12mg 17%
Iron 1.2mg 0.21mg 12%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.129mg 7%
Potassium 334mg 146mg 6%
Fiber 3.2g 1.7g 6%
Copper 0.088mg 0.039mg 5%
Phosphorus 60mg 29mg 4%
Folate 34µg 19µg 4%
Protein 2.5g 1.1g 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.123mg 3%
Calories 72kcal 40kcal 2%
Carbs 16.8g 9.34g 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.17mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Vitamin C 8mg 7.4mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 23mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.046mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.116mg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 6.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.5g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 288kcal 364kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 250g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 4.24g N/A
Sodium 12mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.014mg 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
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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 +127.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.9%
Contains more OtherOther +128.6%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

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
Onion
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.013g

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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. 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.