Onion vs Potato: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Potato has 77 kcal, so Onion has 48% fewer calories.

Potato has more carbohydrates (17.5 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:
Calories

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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.
Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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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 Potato 100g Compare


per 100gOnionPotato
Calories40 77
Carbohydrates9.34 g17.49 g
Fat0.1 g0.09 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g2.1 g
Protein1.1 g2.05 g
Water89.11 g79.25 g
Calcium23 mg12 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.81 mg
Magnessium10 mg23 mg
Potassium146 mg425 mg
Sodium4 mg6 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.046 mg0.081 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.027 mg0.032 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.116 mg1.061 mg
Vitaminium B50.123 mg0.279 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg0.298 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.019 µg0.015 µg
Vitaminium C7.4 mg19.7 mg
Vitaminium E0.02 mg0.01 mg
Beta karoten1 µg4 µg

Less Calories in Onion

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

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and potato 77 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 93%.

In onion and in potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare onion with potato in details.

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

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

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% 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.