Onion, red onion Calories and nutrition facts · Vegetables
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 2.2 g
- Sugars
- 3.9 g
- Protein
- 1.7 g
- Fat
- 0.13 g
Where the calories come from
Onion, red onion has 37 kcal per medium (110 g), with 6 g carbs, 2.2 g fibre, 1.7 g protein and 0.13 g fat. 100 g has 34 kcal.
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Last updated November 10, 2026 · Where the data comes from
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How it compares with other vegetables
Per 100 g, against the 99 vegetables in our catalog.
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Calories 34 kcal · typical 31 kcal
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Vitamin K 0.7 µg · typical 29.9 µg
Less vitamin K than 89% of vegetables.
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Vitamin C 5.3 mg · typical 21 mg
Less vitamin C than 81% of vegetables.
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Folate 27.1 µg · typical 51 µg
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Vitamin A 0.57 µg · typical 50 µg
Less vitamin A than 89% of vegetables.
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Potassium 220 mg · typical 350 mg
Less potassium than 87% of vegetables.
The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.
Nutrients in onion, red onion
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% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.
Energy and macros
Vitamins
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Vitamin A (RAE) 0.57µg0% of daily
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Vitamin D 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin E 0.04mg0% of daily
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Vitamin K 0.70µg1% of daily
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Vitamin B1 0.04mg4% of daily
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Vitamin B2 0.01mg0% of daily
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3% of daily
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Vitamin B6 0.24mg15% of daily
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Vitamin B9 (Folate) 27µg8% of daily
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Vitamin B12 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin C 5mg6% of daily
Minerals
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Salt 9mg0% of max
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Calcium 33mg3% of daily
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Chromium 1µg4% of daily
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Copper 0.06mg5% of daily
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Fluoride 0.01mg
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Iodine 1µg1% of daily
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Iron 0.50mg3% of daily
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Magnesium 11mg4% of daily
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Manganese 0.23mg8% of daily
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Molybdenum 0.01mg8% of daily
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Phosphorus 40mg7% of daily
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Potassium 220mg6% of daily
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Selenium 0.50µg1% of daily
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Sodium 3.70mg0% of max
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Zinc 0.40mg4% of daily
Carbohydrates
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Starch 1.86g
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Sugars 3.59g7% of max
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Added Sugars 0g0% of max
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Sucrose 1.20g
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Maltose 0.05g
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Fructose 0.73g
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Galactose 0g
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Glucose 1.61g
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Fibre, total 1.98g8% of daily
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Polyols 0g
Fats
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Omega-3 0.00g
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Alpha-linolenic acid 3.29mg
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EPA fatty acid 0mg
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DHA fatty acid 0mg
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Omega-6 0.05g
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Linoleic acid 46mg
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Arachidonic acid 0mg
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Oleic acid 16mg
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Saturated fatty acids 0.02g0% of max
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Palmitic acid 17mg
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Stearic acid 0.00g
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Cholesterol 2.10mg
Amino acids
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Histidine 0.02g2% of daily
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Isoleucine 0.02g1% of daily
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Leucine 0.03g1% of daily
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Lysine 0.05g2% of daily
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Methionine 0.00g0% of daily
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Cysteine no data
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Phenylalanine 0.03g1% of daily
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Tyrosine 0.02g2% of daily
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Tryptophan 0.02g5% of daily
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Threonine 0.03g2% of daily
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Valine 0.03g2% of daily
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Alanine 0.03g
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Arginine 0.14g
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Asparagine no data
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Aspartic acid 0.12g
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Cystine 0.01g1% of daily
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Glutamic acid 0.35g
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Glutamine no data
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Glycine 0.03g
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Proline 0.02g
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Serine 0.03g
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Hydroxyproline no data
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Taurine no data
Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.
Onion, red onion in other food databases
The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.
Fineli: “Onion, red onion” · USDA: “Onions, raw”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.
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Where the data comes from
- Fineli (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA FoodData Central)
How we combine and check nutrition data: Nutriely data sources.
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