Onion vs Corn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Corn has 86 kcal, so Onion has 53% fewer calories.

Corn has more protein (2.79 g vs 1.1 g). Corn has more fat (1.63 g vs 0.1 g). Corn has more carbohydrates (14.7 g vs 9.34 g).

Onion - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Onion - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Onion
Serving size:
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one onion (110g)slice (15g)cup, sliced (115g)
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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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Sodium 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.
Corn
Serving size:
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one corn (185g)tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)cup (164g)half cup (82g)small can (140g)medium can (285g)
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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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Sodium 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: 

* 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 vs Corn 100g Compare


per 100gOnionCorn
Calories40 86
Carbohydrates9.34 g14.69 g
Fat0.1 g1.63 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g2.43 g
Protein1.1 g2.79 g
Water89.11 g80.25 g
Calcium23 mg0.656 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.388 mg
Magnessium10 mg25.76 mg
Potassium146 mg237 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.046 mg0.079 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.027 mg0.138 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.116 mg1.593 mg
Vitaminium B50.123 mg0.717 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg0.15 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.019 µg42 µg
Vitaminium C7.4 mg6.8 mg
Vitaminium E0.02 mg0.07 mg
Beta karoten1 µg16 µg

Less Calories in Onion

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

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and corn 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 115%.

In onion and in corn most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare onion with corn in details.

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

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

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 17% 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.