What is the main nutrient of an onion?
Onions have B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, Vitamin A, Vitamin C,
Vitamin E, and Vitamin K
Raw Onions
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 40 kcal 170 kJ
Carbohydrates 9.34 g
- Sugars 4.24 g
- Dietary fiber 1.7 g
Fat 0.1 g - saturated 0.042 g - monounsaturated 0.013 g -
polyunsaturated 0.017 g Protein 1.1 g
Water 89.11 g
Vitamin A equiv. 0 ?g 0%
Thiamine (Vit. B1) 0.046 mg 4%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.027 mg 2%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.116 mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.12 mg 9%
Folate (Vit. B9) 19 ?g 5%
Vitamin B12 0 ?g 0%
Vitamin C 7.4 mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.02 mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4 ?g 0%
Calcium 23 mg 2%
Iron 0.21 mg 2%
Magnesium 0.129 mg 0%
Phosphorus 29 mg 4%
Potassium 146 mg 3%
Sodium 4 mg 0% Zinc 0.17 mg 2%
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onions