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)
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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.
Green Onions
Serving size:
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one green onions (110g)cup (225g)half cup (112.5g)
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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
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 100gOnionGreen onions
Calories40 32
Carbohydrates9.34 g7.34 g
Fat0.1 g0.19 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g2.6 g
Protein1.1 g1.83 g
Water89.11 g89.83 g
Calcium23 mg72 mg
Iron0.21 mg1.48 mg
Magnessium10 mg20 mg
Potassium146 mg276 mg
Sodium4 mg16 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.046 mg0.055 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.027 mg0.08 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.116 mg0.525 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg0.061 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.019 µg0.064 µg
Vitaminium C7.4 mg18.8 mg
Vitaminium E0.02 mg0.55 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.