Shallot vs White Onions: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is More Calories in Shallot

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

Shallot has 72 kcal per 100g and white onion 38 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 89%.

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

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

Fact 2: Shallot And White onion Nutrition Difference

• Calories: shallot - 89% more than white onion
• Carbohydrates: shallot - 95% more than white onion
• Fat: shallot - 100% more than white onion
• Protein: shallot - 201% more than white onion

More protein in shallot

It is aslo easy to see see that in shallot is more protein than in white onion.

There is 0.83g per 100g of white onion and 2.5g per 100g of shallot so using simple math we can see that difference is about 201%.

More carbohydrates in shallot

In shallot is more carbohydrates than in white onion.

There is 8.61g/100g of carbohydrates in white onion and 16.8g/100g in shallot so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 95%.

More fat in shallot

In shallot is more fats than in white onion.

The tables above show us that there is 0.05g/100g of fats in white onion and 0.1g/100g in shallot. In this case difference is about 100%.

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