Spring onions, also called salad onions or scallions, are young onions eaten whole. The bulbs provide vitamin C, folate, prebiotic fibre and sulphur compounds, with very few calories.
Eating only the bulbs gives less vitamin K and vitamin A than including the green tops; use raw to keep vitamin C intact.
Where Spring onions, bulbs only, raw Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 230 mg | 12% | |
| Calcium | 140 mg | 18% | |
| Chloride | 36.0 mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin C | 25.0 mg | 31% | |
| Phosphorus | 24.0 mg | 3% | |
| Folate | 17.0 µg | 9% | |
| Magnesium | 11.0 mg | 3% | |
| Iron | 1.20 mg | 9% | |
| Niacin equivalents (NE) | 0.900 mg | 6% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.700 mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.200 mg | 14% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.130 mg | 12% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.110 mg | 2% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Lutein + Zeaxanthin | 400 µg | — | |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 0.900 µg | 2% | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
How we source and normalise our data →
Phytochemicals
Bioactive plant compounds — not classified as essential nutrients but associated with a range of health benefits.