Onion vs Red onion: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Red onion has 33 kcal, so Red onion has 18% fewer calories.

Onion has more carbohydrates (9.34 g vs 6.1 g). Relative to calories, Red onion is the better protein source (3.64 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
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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.
Red Onion
Serving size:
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one red onion (90g)cup (160g)half cup (80g)
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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%

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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 Red Onion 100g Compare


per 100gOnionRed onion
Calories40 33
Carbohydrates9.34 g6.1 g
Fat0.1 g0.4 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g1.7 g
Protein1.1 g1.2 g
Water89.11 g90.8 g
Calcium23 mg25 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.5 mg
Magnessium10 mg8 mg
Potassium146 mg121 mg
Sodium4 mg6 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.046 mg0.03 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.027 mg0.03 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.116 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium C7.4 mg6 mg
Vitaminium E0.02 mg0.12 mg
Beta karoten1 µg12 µg

More Calories in Onion

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

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and red onion 33 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 21%.

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

See tables below to compare onion with red onion in details.

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

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

Red onion 100g

33kcal

Calories source

  • 74% CARBS
  • 15% PROTEIN
  • 11% 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.