Red onion vs White onions: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Red onion has 33 kcal and White onions has 38 kcal, so Red onion has 13% fewer calories.

White onions has more carbohydrates (8.61 g vs 6.1 g). Relative to calories, Red onion is the better protein source (3.64 g vs 2.18 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Red onion - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Red onion - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Red Onion
Serving size:
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one red onion (90g)cup (160g)half cup (80g)
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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
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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.
White Onion
Serving size:
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one white onion (110g)cup (225g)half cup (112.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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 vs White Onion 100g Compare


per 100g Red onion White onions
Calories 33 38
Carbohydrates 6.1 g 8.61 g
Fat 0.4 g 0.05 g
Dietary fiber 1.7 g 1.9 g
Protein 1.2 g 0.83 g
Water 90.8 g 90.1 g
Calcium 25 mg 15 mg
Iron 0.5 mg 0.28 mg
Magnessium 8 mg 9 mg
Phosphorus 14 mg 34 mg
Potassium 121 mg 182 mg
Sodium 6 mg 1 mg
Zink 0.24 mg 0.2 mg
Vitaminium C 6 mg 8.2 mg

Less Calories in Red onion

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

Red onion has 33 kcal per 100g and white onion 38 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 15%.

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

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

Red onion 100g

33kcal

Calories source

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

White onions 100g

38kcal

Calories source

  • 90% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 1% 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.