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Sweet onion vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet onions and garlic different?

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1, and protein than sweet onions.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic is 85% higher.

Onions, sweet, raw and Garlic, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Garlic
Garlic
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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 -52.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +805%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +237%
Contains more IronIron +553.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +433.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +792.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +466.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2740%

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 16% 0% 0% 0.4% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
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 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +387.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +508.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +850%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 1.235mg 85%
Manganese 0.076mg 1.672mg 69%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 31.2mg 29%
Copper 0.056mg 0.299mg 27%
Selenium 0.5µg 14.2µg 25%
Iron 0.26mg 1.7mg 18%
Phosphorus 27mg 153mg 18%
Calcium 20mg 181mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.2mg 13%
Protein 0.8g 6.36g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.596mg 10%
Carbs 7.55g 33.06g 9%
Zinc 0.13mg 1.16mg 9%
Potassium 119mg 401mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.11mg 7%
Calories 32kcal 149kcal 6%
Fiber 0.9g 2.1g 5%
Folate 23µg 3µg 5%
Magnesium 9mg 25mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.7mg 4%
Choline 5.5mg 23.2mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 2%
Fats 0.08g 0.5g 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.7µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.5g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 400kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 67g N/A
Net carbs 6.65g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 5.02g 1g N/A
Sodium 8mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Garlic
Garlic
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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 +55.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +695%
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +337.9%

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.