Nutrition for Scallion
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Scallion Nutrition Summary
One scallion (25 grams or 0.88 oz) contains 8 calories and 0.5 grams of protein. Scallion consist of 90% water, 7% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and less than 1% of total fat.Scallion is an excellent source of many nutrients, including calcium, potassium and Vitamin K.
In one scallion:
- Calories: 8
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Sugar: 0.6 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.7 g
- Sodium: 4 mg
See the Scallion Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Onions, spring or scallions , raw.
Calories in Scallion
Scallion has 8 calories per scallion or 32 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.78% of calories in scallion are from carbohydrates and 22% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 78% of the calories in scallion are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in scallion are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (54% and 46%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single scallion contains 3% of recommended daily values or 0.7 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 0.7 g
- Sugar: 0.6 g
Calories from Fat
Scallion does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Scallion is very low in total fat, with <0.1 grams per scallion. Most of the fat in scallion are healthier unsaturated fats.
Scallion is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Scallion is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: < 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
Omega-6 in Scallion
Scallion contains a small amount of omega-6 fatty acids, mostly in the form of linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.02 g
Calories Similar to Scallion
Some other vegetables with similar calories to scallion by weight:- Serrano Pepper: same
- Collard Greens: same
- Okra: same
- Green Bean: same
Protein in Scallion
A single scallion contains 0.5 grams of protein. Although scallion is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.- Protein: 0.46 g
- Threonine: 0.02 g
- Isoleucine: 0.02 g
- Leucine: 0.03 g
- Lysine: 0.02 g
- Phenylalanine: 0.01 g
- Valine: 0.02 g
- Histidine: 0.01 g
Protein Similar to Scallion
Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to scallion by weight:- Green Bean: same
- Ginger Root: same
- Cauliflower: same
- Serrano Pepper: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Scallion
An good source of many nutrients, scallion contains abundant amounts of calcium, potassium and Vitamin K. In fact, a single scallion contains 58% of recommended daily values or 51.8 ug of Vitamin K. Also an excellent source of potassium, a single scallion contains 3% of recommended daily values or 69 milligrams of potassium.Vitamins in scallion (1 large):
- Vitamin a: 12.5 ug
- Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 4.7 mg
- Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
- Folate: 16 ug
- Vitamin k: 51.8 ug
- Calcium: 18 mg
- Potassium: 69 mg
- Iron: 0.4 mg
- Magnesium: 5 mg
- Zinc: 0.1 mg
- Selenium: 0.2 ug
- Phosphorus: 9.3 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Manganese: < 0.1 mg
- Choline: 1.4 mg
Similar to Scallion for Vitamin K
Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin K to scallion:- Chives: +1.4 UG
- Endive: +6 UG
- Brussels Sprouts: -7.5 UG
- Watercress: +11 UG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Scallion [3]
Scallion contains a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin and flavonoids kaempferol and quercetin. In one scallion:
- beta-carotene: 150 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 284 ug
- kaempferol: 0.34 mg
- Quercetin: 2.67 mg
Scallion Nutrition Chart
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