Onion vs Green onions: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Green onions has 32 kcal, so Green onions has 20% fewer calories.

Onion has more carbohydrates (9.34 g vs 7.34 g). Relative to calories, Green onions is the better protein source (5.72 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)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

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.
Green Onions
Serving size:
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one green onions (110g)cup (225g)half cup (112.5g)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz

Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

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 Green Onions 100g Compare


per 100g Onion Green onions
Calories 40 32
Carbohydrates 9.34 g 7.34 g
Fat 0.1 g 0.19 g
Dietary fiber 1.7 g 2.6 g
Protein 1.1 g 1.83 g
Water 89.11 g 89.83 g
Calcium 23 mg 72 mg
Iron 0.21 mg 1.48 mg
Magnessium 10 mg 20 mg
Potassium 146 mg 276 mg
Sodium 4 mg 16 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.046 mg 0.055 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.027 mg 0.08 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.116 mg 0.525 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.12 mg 0.061 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.019 µg 0.064 µg
Vitaminium C 7.4 mg 18.8 mg
Vitaminium E 0.02 mg 0.55 mg

More Calories in Onion

At first glance, you can see that in onion is more calories than in green onions.

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and green onions 32 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 25%.

In onion and in green onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare onion with green onions in details.

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

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

Green onions 100g

32kcal

Calories source

  • 76% CARBS
  • 19% PROTEIN
  • 4% 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.