Sweet onion

Sweet onions
Sweet onions, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy133 kJ (32 kcal)
7.55 g
Sugars5.02
Dietary fiber0.9 g
0.08 g
0.8 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Thiamine (B1)
3%
0.041 mg
Niacin (B3)
1%
0.133 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
2%
0.098 mg
Vitamin B6
8%
0.13 mg
Folate (B9)
6%
23 μg
Vitamin C
5%
4.8 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
2%
20 mg
Iron
1%
0.26 mg
Magnesium
2%
9 mg
Manganese
3%
0.076 mg
Phosphorus
2%
27 mg
Potassium
4%
119 mg
Sodium
0%
8 mg
Zinc
1%
0.13 mg

Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]

A sweet onion is a variety of onion that is not pungent. Their mildness is attributable to their low sulfur content and high water content when compared to other onion varieties.

  1. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.