Onion vs Zucchini: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Onion has 40 kcal and Zucchini has 17 kcal, so Zucchini has 58% fewer calories.

Onion has more carbohydrates (9.34 g vs 3.11 g). Relative to calories, Zucchini is the better protein source (7.12 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.
Zucchini
Serving size:
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one zucchini (560g)cup, sliced (180g)
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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: 

* 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 Zucchini 100g Compare


per 100gOnionZucchini
Calories40 17
Carbohydrates9.34 g3.11 g
Fat0.1 g0.32 g
Dietary fiber1.7 g1 g
Protein1.1 g1.21 g
Calcium23 mg16 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.37 mg
Magnessium10 mg18 mg
Potassium146 mg261 mg
Sodium4 mg8 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU200 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.046 mg0.045 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.027 mg0.094 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.116 mg0.451 mg
Vitaminium B50.123 mg0.204 mg
Vitaminium B60.12 mg0.163 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.019 µg24 µg
Vitaminium C7.4 mg17.9 mg
Vitaminium E0.02 mg0.12 mg
Beta karoten1 µg120 µg

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.

Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

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

Zucchini 100g

17kcal

Calories source

  • 62% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 14% 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.