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Avocado vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between avocados and lemons?

  • Avocados are higher in vitamin B5, folate, vitamin K, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin E, and vitamin B3, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 48% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lemons is lower.

We used Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties 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 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
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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 +262.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +413.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +966.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +225%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +373.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 33% 0% 2.3% 41% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1638%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +631.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +221.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +636.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +430%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 53mg 48%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.19mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.011g 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.3g 22%
Vitamin K 21µg 0µg 18%
Folate 81µg 11µg 18%
Copper 0.19mg 0.037mg 17%
Fiber 6.7g 2.8g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.08mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.15mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.089g 12%
Potassium 485mg 138mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.1mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.039g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.02mg 8%
Calories 160kcal 29kcal 7%
Magnesium 29mg 8mg 5%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.06mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 16mg 5%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.03mg 5%
Protein 2g 1.1g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 14.2mg 5.1mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 26mg 1%
Iron 0.55mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 345g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.5 2.6 N/A
Net carbs 1.83g 6.52g N/A
Carbs 8.53g 9.32g 0%
Sugar 0.66g 2.5g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 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 +81.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4786.7%
Contains more OtherOther +426.7%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%
~equal in Carbs ~9.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 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 +88981.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1940.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.