Which has more calories, Bitter melon or Onion?

Onion has more calories than Bitter melon: 40 kcal vs 17 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Bitter melon or Onion?

Onion has more protein than Bitter melon: 1.1 g vs 1 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Bitter melon or Onion?

Bitter melon has more fat than Onion: 0.17 g vs 0.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Bitter melon or Onion?

Onion has more carbohydrates than Bitter melon: 9.34 g vs 3.7 g per 100 g.

Bitter melon vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Bitter melon has 17 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Bitter melon has 58% fewer calories.

Bitter melon has more fiber (2.8 g vs 1.7 g). Onion has more carbohydrates (9.34 g vs 3.7 g). Relative to calories, Bitter melon is the better protein source (5.88 g vs 2.75 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Bitter melon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Bitter Melon

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one bitter melon (60g)cup (94g)half cup (47g)cup, boiled (124g)

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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.

Bitter Melon vs Onion 100g Compare

per 100g	Bitter melon	Onion
Calories	17	40
Carbohydrates	3.7 g	9.34 g
Fat	0.17 g	0.1 g
Dietary fiber	2.8 g	1.7 g
Protein	1 g	1.1 g
Calcium	19 mg	23 mg
Iron	0.43 mg	0.21 mg
Magnessium	17 mg	10 mg
Potassium	296 mg	146 mg
Sodium	5 mg	4 mg
Vitaminium A	471 IU	2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.04 mg	0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.04 mg	0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.4 mg	0.116 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.212 mg	0.123 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.043 mg	0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	72 µg	0.019 µg
Vitaminium C	84 mg	7.4 mg
Beta karoten	185 µg	1 µg

Less Calories in Bitter melon

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

Bitter melon has 17 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 135%.

In bitter melon and in onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare bitter melon with onion in details.

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Bitter melon 100g

17kcal

Calories source

73% CARBS.
20% PROTEIN
8% 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.