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Plum vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are plums and lime different?

  • Plums have more vitamin A; however, lime is richer in vitamin C, fiber, and iron.
  • Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 22% more than plums.
  • Plums have 7 times more vitamin A than lime. Plums have 345 IU of vitamin A, while lime has 50 IU.
  • Lime contains less sugar.
  • Plums have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of plums is 53, while the glycemic index of lime is 32.

Plums, raw and Limes, raw types were 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.
Plum
Plum
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Lime
Lime
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +252.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +14%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~0.11mg

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.
Plum
Plum
5
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 32% 0% 5.7% 5.2% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8%
Lime
Lime
4
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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +750%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.5mg 29.1mg 22%
Fiber 1.4g 2.8g 6%
Iron 0.17mg 0.6mg 5%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 0.6µg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Calcium 6mg 33mg 3%
Potassium 157mg 102mg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 2µg 2%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.008mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.217mg 2%
Calories 46kcal 30kcal 1%
Copper 0.057mg 0.065mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.043mg 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Choline 1.9mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.7g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.5g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 657kcal 429kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 217g 333g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 7.74g N/A
Carbs 11.42g 10.54g 0%
Magnesium 7mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 9.92g 1.69g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.11mg 0%
Phosphorus 16mg 18mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
Plum
3
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Lime
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.7g
~equal in Carbs ~10.54g
~equal in Water ~88.26g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
Plum
2
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Lime
Lime
1
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +605.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25%

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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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/nutrients
  2. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.