Onion vs Garlic: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Garlic has 149 kcal, so Onion has 73% fewer calories.

Garlic has more protein (6.36 g vs 1.1 g). Garlic has more carbohydrates (33.1 g vs 9.34 g). Relative to calories, Garlic is the better protein source (4.27 g vs 2.75 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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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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
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Sugars g

Protein g
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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.
Garlic
Serving size:
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one garlic (50g)tablespoon (9g)teaspoon (3g)clove (3g)cup (136g)half cup (68g)
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Saturated Fat g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
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Potassium mg
0%

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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 vs Garlic 100g Compare


per 100gOnionGarlic
Calories40 149
Carbohydrates9.34 g33.06 g
Fat0.1 g0.5 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g2.1 g
Protein1.1 g6.36 g
Calcium23 mg181 mg
Iron0.21 mg1.7 mg
Magnessium10 mg25 mg
Potassium146 mg401 mg
Sodium4 mg153 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU9 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.046 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.027 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.116 mg0.7 mg
Vitaminium B50.123 mg0.596 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg1.235 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.019 µg3 µg
Vitaminium C7.4 mg31.2 mg
Vitaminium E0.02 mg0.08 mg
Beta karoten1 µg5 µg

Less Calories in Onion

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

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and garlic 149 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 273%.

In onion and in garlic most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare onion with garlic in details.

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

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

Garlic 100g

149kcal

Calories source

  • 82% CARBS
  • 16% PROTEIN
  • 3% 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.