Onion vs Zucchini: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is More Calories in Onion

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

Onion has 40 kcal per 100g and zucchini 17 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 135%.

In onion and in zucchini most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare onion with zucchini in details.

Fact 2: Onion And Zucchini Nutrition Difference

• Calories: onion - 135% more than zucchini
• Carbohydrates: onion - 200% more than zucchini
• Fat: zucchini - 220% more than onion
• Dietary fiber: onion - 70% more than zucchini
• Protein: zucchini - 10% more than onion

Less protein in onion

It is aslo easy to see see that in onion is less protein than in zucchini.

There is 1.21g per 100g of zucchini and 1.1g per 100g of onion so using simple math we can see that difference is about 10%.

More carbohydrates in onion

In onion is more carbohydrates than in zucchini.

There is 3.11g/100g of carbohydrates in zucchini and 9.34g/100g in onion so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 200%.

Less fat in onion

In onion is less fats than in zucchini.

The tables above show us that there is 0.32g/100g of fats in zucchini and 0.1g/100g in onion. In this case difference is about 220%.

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