Beetroot vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Beetroot has 43 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Onion has 7% fewer calories.

Beetroot has more fiber (2.8 g vs 1.7 g). Relative to calories, Beetroot is the better protein source (3.74 g vs 2.75 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Beetroot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Beetroot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Beetroot
Serving size:
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one beetroot (110g)cup, slices (170g)cup, boiled (200g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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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
Serving size:
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one onion (110g)slice (15g)cup, sliced (115g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

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.

Beetroot vs Onion 100g Compare


per 100gBeetrootOnion
Calories43 40
Carbohydrates9.56 g9.34 g
Fat0.17 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber2.8 g1.7 g
Protein1.61 g1.1 g
Calcium16 mg23 mg
Iron0.8 mg0.21 mg
Magnessium23 mg10 mg
Potassium325 mg146 mg
Sodium78 mg4 mg
Vitaminium A33 IU2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.031 mg0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.057 mg0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.334 mg0.116 mg
Vitaminium B50.155 mg0.123 mg
Vitaminium B60.067 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)109 µg0.019 µg
Vitaminium C4.9 mg7.4 mg
Vitaminium E0.04 mg0.02 mg
Beta karoten20 µg1 µg

More Calories in Beetroot

At first glance, you can see that in beetroot is just a little more calories than in onion.

Beetroot has 43 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 8%.

In beetroot and in onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare beetroot with onion in details.

Beetroot 100g

43kcal

Calories source

  • 83% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

  • 88% CARBS
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT

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.