Calories in Red Onion - Nutrition Facts, and Healthy Alternatives

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There are 15 calories in the Red Onion.

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salad
oatmeal w/strawberries and blueberries
cottage cheese w/pineapple

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Cucumber	8	0.1g	1.9g	0.34g
Onions	64	0.16g	14.94g	1.76g
Coffee	2	0g	0	0.3g
Lettuce	1	0g	0g	0g
Tomato	4	0g	1g	0.25g
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Tomatoes	25	.2g	1g	.9g
Mushrooms	15	0.2g	2.3g	2.18g
Spinach	7	0.1g	1.1g	0.9g
Skim Milk	80	0g	12g	8g
Green Bell Pepper	33	0.3g	7.6g	1.4g
Chicken Breast	130	1g	0g	27g
Banana	121	.45g	31.06g	1.48g
egg	70	4.5g	1g	6g
Broccoli	31	0g	6g	3g
Carrots	35	0.3g	9g	1g
Raw Celery	10	0g	2g	0g
Banana - Small	60	0.39g	15g	1.29g
Romaine Lettuce	5	0g	1g
Garlic, Raw	13	.04g	2.98g	.57g
Sugar	35	0g	1g
Red Bell Pepper, Raw	30	0g	8g	1g
Bertolli Olive Oil	120	14g	0g	0g
Lettuce, Romaine	10	0.06g	0.67g	0.46g
Eggs	70	4.5g	1g	6g
Olive Oil	120	13.5g	0g	0g
Avocado	161	15g	17.15g	2g
Red Bell Peppers	39	0g	9g	2g
Butter	100	11g	0g	0g
Cucumber	16	0.2g	2.9g	0.8g
Red Pepper	23	0.5g	3g	1.3g

tangycat
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Taste Rating: 4/5 stars August 4th, 2009 at 11:26AM

I love red onions. i use it for salads, on hamburgers, wraps, etc.. they're nice and sweet

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davidmiller0000
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One of 2 members found this review helpful.

Taste Rating: 1/5 stars May 23rd, 2009 at 11:17AM

You should take
"salad
oatmeal w/strawberries and blueberries
cottage cheese w/pineapple"

out of the description of a red onion

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rui1989
New Reviewer

Taste Rating: 5/5 stars July 2nd, 2009 at 8:34PM

i love red onions! just discovered the smaller ones are sweeter ^_^.

i basically just eat them raw with soy sauce.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: .25 Cup (40g) (1.4 ounces)

Amount per Serving

Calories 15 Calories from Fat 0

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Protein 1g 2%

Est. Percent of Calories from:

Fat 0.0% Carbs 80.0%

Protein 26.7%

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