Which has more calories, Asparagus or Onion?

Onion has more calories than Asparagus: 40 kcal vs 20 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Asparagus or Onion?

Asparagus has more protein than Onion: 2.2 g vs 1.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Asparagus or Onion?

Asparagus has more fat than Onion: 0.12 g vs 0.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Asparagus or Onion?

Onion has more carbohydrates than Asparagus: 9.34 g vs 3.38 g per 100 g.

Asparagus vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Asparagus has 50% fewer calories.

Asparagus has more protein (2.2 g vs 1.1 g). Onion has more carbohydrates (9.34 g vs 3.38 g). Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 2.75 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus

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one asparagus (40g)handful (450g)bunch (500g)cup (175g)half cup (87.5g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Onion

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one onion (110g)slice (15g)cup, sliced (115g)

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Glycemic Index: 15

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Asparagus vs Onion 100g Compare

per 100g	Asparagus	Onion
Calories	20	40
Carbohydrates	3.38 g	9.34 g
Fat	0.12 g	0.1 g
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	1.7 g
Protein	2.2 g	1.1 g
Calcium	24 mg	23 mg
Iron	1.14 mg	0.21 mg
Magnessium	14 mg	10 mg
Potassium	202 mg	146 mg
Sodium	2 mg	4 mg
Vitaminium A	756 IU	2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.143 mg	0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.141 mg	0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.978 mg	0.116 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.274 mg	0.123 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.091 mg	0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	52 µg	0.019 µg
Vitaminium C	5.6 mg	7.4 mg
Vitaminium E	1.13 mg	0.02 mg
Beta karoten	9 µg	1 µg

Less Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is much less calories than in onion.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 100%.

In asparagus and in onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with onion in details.

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Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

58% CARBS.
38% PROTEIN
5% FAT

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

88% CARBS
10% PROTEIN
2% FAT

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.