Scallions Nutrition facts
Scallions
Scallions (spring onions) are leafy herbs in the allium (lily) family of tunicate bulb vegetables which also includes onion, shallots…etc. Precisely speaking, the term 'spring onion' denotes to bulb along with its top greens of Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion) plant, a sub-species in the large onion (allium) family, especially in the west (Europe). The other name of spring onions is green bunching onions.
In general, spring onions are young, immature plants harvested much earlier before the plant grows further bigger and its bulb becomes larger in size. For the same purpose, the crop is planted closely in the field in order to stunt their bulb's growth.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 32 Kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 7.34 g | 6% |
| Protein | 1.83 g | 3% |
| Total Fat | 0.30 g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.6 g | 7% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 64 µg | 16% |
| Niacin | 0.525 mg | 3% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.075 mg | 1.5% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.61 mg | 5% |
| Riboflavin | 0.080 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin | 0.055 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 997 IU | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 18.8 mg | 31% |
| Vitamin E | 0.55 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 207 µg | 172% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 16 mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 276 mg | 6% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 72 mg | 7 % |
| Copper | 0.083 mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1.48 mg | 18.5% |
| Magnesium | 20 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.160 mg | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 37 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 0.6 µg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.39 mg | 3.5% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 598 µg | -- |
| Crypto-xanthin-ß | 0 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 1137 µg | -- |