Onion vs Tomato: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Tomato has 18 kcal, so Tomato has 55% fewer calories.

Onion has more carbohydrates (9.34 g vs 3.9 g). Relative to calories, Tomato is the better protein source (5 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:
Calories

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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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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.
Tomato
Serving size:
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one tomato (123g)slice (20g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
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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 Tomato 100g Compare


per 100gOnionTomato
Calories40 18
Carbohydrates9.34 g3.9 g
Fat0.1 g0.2 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g1.2 g
Protein1.1 g0.9 g
Calcium23 mg10 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.3 mg
Magnessium10 mg11 mg
Potassium146 mg237 mg
Sodium4 mg5 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU833 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.046 mg0.037 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.116 mg0.594 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg0.08 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.019 µg15 µg
Vitaminium C7.4 mg13 mg
Vitaminium E0.02 mg0.54 mg
Beta karoten1 µg101 µg

More Calories in Onion

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

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and tomato 18 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 122%.

In onion and in tomato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare onion with tomato in details.

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

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

Tomato 100g

18kcal

Calories source

  • 74% CARBS
  • 17% PROTEIN
  • 9% 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.