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Figs vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are figs and lemons different?

  • Lemons have more vitamin C than figs.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lemons is 57% higher.
  • Figs contain 7 times more sugar than lemons. While figs contain 16.26g of sugar, lemons contain only 2.5g.

Figs, raw 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.
Figs
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 11% 20% 14% 23% 4.1% 6% 0.13% 17% 1.1%
Lemon
3
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 +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +326.7%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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.
Figs
7
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 6.7% 2.3% 2.2% 0% 15% 12% 7.5% 18% 26% 0% 12% 4.5% 2.6%
Lemon
3
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 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~5.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Figs Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2mg 53mg 57%
Copper 0.07mg 0.037mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 0µg 4%
Manganese 0.128mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.08mg 3%
Carbs 19.18g 9.32g 3%
Potassium 232mg 138mg 3%
Iron 0.37mg 0.6mg 3%
Calories 74kcal 29kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.06mg 1%
Protein 0.75g 1.1g 1%
Calcium 35mg 26mg 1%
Folate 6µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 16.28g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 16.26g 2.5g N/A
Fiber 2.9g 2.8g 0%
Phosphorus 14mg 16mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.15mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 4.7mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.066g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.144g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.024mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Figs
2
19% 79%
Protein: 0.75 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 19.18 g
Water: 79.11 g
Other: 0.66 g
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.8%
Contains more OtherOther +120%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.7%
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Figs
2
22% 24% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.066 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.144 g
Lemon
1
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 +500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35%

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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. Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173021/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.