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Chinese broccoli vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese broccoli and lemons different?

  • Chinese broccoli is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chinese broccoli is 71% higher.
  • Chinese broccoli contains 74 times more vitamin A than lemons. While chinese broccoli contains 1638IU of vitamin A, lemons contain only 22IU.

Broccoli, chinese, cooked and Lemons, raw, without peel are the varieties used 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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
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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 +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +284.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +780%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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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 AVitamin A +8100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +220%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +630%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +337%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +396.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 0µg 71%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 53mg 28%
Folate 99µg 11µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.02mg 10%
Manganese 0.264mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin A 82µg 1µg 9%
Calcium 100mg 26mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.04mg 5%
Choline 25.3mg 5.1mg 4%
Potassium 261mg 138mg 4%
Phosphorus 41mg 16mg 4%
Copper 0.061mg 0.037mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.06mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 0.089g 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.15mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 0.1mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Carbs 3.81g 9.32g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.3g 1%
Fiber 2.5g 2.8g 1%
Calories 22kcal 29kcal 0%
Protein 1.14g 1.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.31g 6.52g N/A
Iron 0.56mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 0.84g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.011g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 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 FatsFats +140%
Contains more OtherOther +163.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +144.6%
~equal in Protein ~1.1g
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 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 +354.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +270.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.5%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.