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Cauliflower vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cauliflower and lemons

  • Cauliflower has more vitamin K, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, choline, and manganese; however, lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Cauliflower covers your daily vitamin K needs 13% more than lemons.
  • Lemons contain 9 times less choline than cauliflower. Cauliflower contains 44.3mg of choline, while lemons contain 5.1mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cauliflower, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
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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 +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +416.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.037mg

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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
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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 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +407%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +251.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +418.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +768.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +87.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~53mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 15.5µg 0µg 13%
Folate 57µg 11µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.667mg 0.19mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.184mg 0.08mg 8%
Choline 44.3mg 5.1mg 7%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin C 48.2mg 53mg 5%
Potassium 299mg 138mg 5%
Phosphorus 44mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.507mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Fiber 2g 2.8g 3%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.06mg 2%
Iron 0.42mg 0.6mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 8mg 2%
Protein 1.92g 1.1g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.04mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 4.97g 9.32g 1%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Calories 25kcal 29kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.97g 6.52g N/A
Calcium 22mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 1.91g 2.5g N/A
Copper 0.039mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.15mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 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 +74.5%
Contains more OtherOther +153.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Lemon
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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 +209.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +187.1%

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/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.