Moringa vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Moringa has 37 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Moringa has 8% fewer calories.

Moringa has more protein (2.1 g vs 1.1 g). Moringa has more fiber (3.2 g vs 1.7 g). Relative to calories, Moringa is the better protein source (5.68 g vs 2.75 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Moringa - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Moringa - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Moringa
Serving size:
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handful (45g)tablespoon (5g)cup (20g)half cup (10g)
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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
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 10

* 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.

Moringa vs Onion 100g Compare


per 100gMoringaOnion
Calories37 40
Carbohydrates8.53 g9.34 g
Fat0.2 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber3.2 g1.7 g
Protein2.1 g1.1 g
Calcium30 mg23 mg
Iron0.36 mg0.21 mg
Magnessium45 mg10 mg
Potassium461 mg146 mg
Sodium42 mg4 mg
Vitaminium A74 IU2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.053 mg0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.074 mg0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.68 mg0.116 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)44 µg0.019 µg
Vitaminium C141 mg7.4 mg

Less Calories in Moringa

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

Moringa has 37 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 8%.

In moringa and in onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare moringa with onion in details.

Moringa 100g

37kcal

Calories source

  • 77% CARBS.
  • 19% PROTEIN
  • 4% 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.