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Cranberries vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cranberries and lemons different?

  • Cranberries are richer in manganese and vitamin E, while lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 43% more than cranberries.
  • Cranberries contain 9 times more manganese than lemons. Cranberries contain 0.267mg of manganese, while lemons contain 0.03mg.
  • Lemons are lower in sugar.

Cranberries, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 2.4% 7.1% 8.6% 19% 2.5% 4.7% 0.26% 35% 0.55%
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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 CopperCopper +51.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +790%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.5%
Contains more IronIron +160.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 47% 1% 26% 0% 3% 4.6% 1.9% 18% 13% 0% 13% 0.75% 3%
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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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +780%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +278.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~5.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cranberries Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 14mg 53mg 43%
Manganese 0.267mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.32mg 0.15mg 8%
Iron 0.23mg 0.6mg 5%
Vitamin K 5µg 0µg 4%
Folate 1µg 11µg 3%
Fiber 3.6g 2.8g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.19mg 2%
Calcium 8mg 26mg 2%
Potassium 80mg 138mg 2%
Copper 0.056mg 0.037mg 2%
Protein 0.46g 1.1g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Calories 46kcal 29kcal 1%
Fructose 0.67g 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 11.97g 9.32g 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 8.37g 6.52g N/A
Magnesium 6mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 4.27g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.101mg 0.1mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.008g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.053mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.045mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 87%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.97 g
Water: 87.32 g
Other: 0.12 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 CarbsCarbs +28.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +139.1%
Contains more FatsFats +130.8%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 22% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.8%

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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. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171722/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.