Which has more calories, Onion or Sweet potato?

Sweet potato has more calories than Onion: 86 kcal vs 40 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Onion or Sweet potato?

Sweet potato has more protein than Onion: 1.57 g vs 1.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Onion or Sweet potato?

Onion has more fat than Sweet potato: 0.1 g vs 0.05 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Onion or Sweet potato?

Sweet potato has more carbohydrates than Onion: 20.1 g vs 9.34 g per 100 g.

Onion vs Sweet potato: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Sweet potato has 86 kcal, so Onion has 53% fewer calories.

Sweet potato has more fiber (3 g vs 1.7 g). Sweet potato has more carbohydrates (20.1 g vs 9.34 g). Relative to calories, Onion is the better protein source (2.75 g vs 1.83 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Onion - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Onion

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one onion (110g)slice (15g)cup, sliced (115g)

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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.

Sweet Potato

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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)

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Onion vs Sweet Potato 100g Compare

per 100g	Onion	Sweet potato
Calories	40	86
Carbohydrates	9.34 g	20.12 g
Fat	0.1 g	0.05 g
Dietary fiber	1.7 g	3 g
Protein	1.1 g	1.57 g
Water	89.11 g	77.28 g
Calcium	23 mg	30 mg
Iron	0.21 mg	0.61 mg
Magnessium	10 mg	25 mg
Potassium	146 mg	337 mg
Sodium	4 mg	55 mg
Vitaminium A	2 IU	14187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.046 mg	0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.027 mg	0.061 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.116 mg	0.557 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.123 mg	0.8 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.12 mg	0.209 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.019 µg	0.011 µg
Vitaminium C	7.4 mg	2.4 mg
Vitaminium E	0.02 mg	0.26 mg
Beta karoten	1 µg	8509 µg

Less Calories in Onion

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

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and sweet potato 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 115%.

In onion and in sweet potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare onion with sweet potato in details.

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Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

88% CARBS.
10% PROTEIN
2% FAT

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

92% CARBS
7% PROTEIN
1% FAT

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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.