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Arrowroot vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between arrowroot and lemons?

  • Arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, potassium, vitamin B1, and manganese, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 82% more.
  • Arrowroot has 17 times more vitamin B3 than lemons. While arrowroot has 1.693mg of vitamin B3, lemons have only 0.1mg.

We used Arrowroot, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +229%
Contains more IronIron +270%
Contains more CopperCopper +227%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +512.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +480%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +257.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +195%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1593%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +232.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2972.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2689.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Lemon DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 11µg 82%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 53mg 57%
Iron 2.22mg 0.6mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.08mg 14%
Phosphorus 98mg 16mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.1mg 10%
Copper 0.121mg 0.037mg 9%
Potassium 454mg 138mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.04mg 9%
Protein 4.24g 1.1g 6%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.03mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 2.8g 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.06mg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.19mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 26mg 2%
Calories 65kcal 29kcal 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Sodium 26mg 2mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 13.39g 9.32g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.089g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +285.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.7%
Contains more OtherOther +373.3%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +175%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.039g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.089g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.