Eggplant vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Eggplant has 24 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Eggplant has 40% fewer calories.

Eggplant has more fiber (3.4 g vs 1.7 g). Onion has more carbohydrates (9.34 g vs 5.7 g). Relative to calories, Eggplant is the better protein source (4.17 g vs 2.75 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Eggplant - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Eggplant - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Eggplant
Serving size:
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one eggplant (280g)slice (30g)cup (99g)half cup (49.5g)
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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
0%

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.

Eggplant vs Onion 100g Compare


per 100gEggplantOnion
Calories24 40
Carbohydrates5.7 g9.34 g
Fat0.19 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber3.4 g1.7 g
Protein1 g1.1 g
Calcium9 mg23 mg
Iron0.24 mg0.21 mg
Magnessium14 mg10 mg
Potassium230 mg146 mg
Sodium2 mg4 mg
Vitaminium A27 IU2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.039 mg0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.037 mg0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.649 mg0.116 mg
Vitaminium B50.281 mg0.123 mg
Vitaminium B60.084 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)22 µg0.019 µg
Vitaminium C2.2 mg7.4 mg
Vitaminium E0.3 mg0.02 mg

Less Calories in Eggplant

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

Eggplant has 24 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 67%.

In eggplant and in onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare eggplant with onion in details.

Eggplant 100g

24kcal

Calories source

  • 80% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 6% 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.