Onions, yellow, raw
Source and period: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central - Foundation Foods (April 2026 release, JSON download).
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Food record
Published by USDA: 4/1/2020
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| fdcId | 790646 |
| description | Onions, yellow, raw |
| foodCategory | Vegetables and Vegetable Products |
| dataType | Foundation |
| foodClass | FinalFood |
| ndbNumber | 100253 |
| publicationDate | April 1, 2020 |
| isHistoricalReference | false |
| foodNutrientCount | 28 |
| portionCount | 2 |
| inputFoodCount | 6 |
Nutrient records stored for this food
| nutrientNumber | nutrientName | unitName | amount | min | max | median | dataPoints | derivationCode | derivationDescription | derivationSourceDescription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | Fiber, total dietary | g | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 305 | Phosphorus, P | mg | 34.0 | 25.0 | 41.0 | 36.0 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 306 | Potassium, K | mg | 182 | 140 | 219 | 180 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 309 | Zinc, Zn | mg | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 301 | Calcium, Ca | mg | 15.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 312 | Copper, Cu | mg | 0.035 | 0.015 | 0.064 | 0.033 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 303 | Iron, Fe | mg | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.7 | 0.18 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 304 | Magnesium, Mg | mg | 9.0 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 307 | Sodium, Na | mg | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 317 | Selenium, Se | µg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 255 | Water | g | 90.1 | 88.5 | 91.6 | 90.3 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 203 | Protein | g | 0.83 | 0.7 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 204 | Total lipid (fat) | g | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 401 | Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 8.2 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 6 | A | Analytical | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 205 | Carbohydrate, by difference | g | 8.61 | not available | not available | not available | not available | AS | Summed | Analytical or derived from analytical |
| 208 | Energy | kcal | 38.0 | not available | not available | not available | not available | NC | Calculated | Calculated or imputed |