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Egg white vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between egg whites and lemons

  • Egg whites have more selenium and vitamin B2; however, lemons have more vitamin C, fiber, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lemons is 59% higher.
  • Lemons have 83 times less sodium than egg whites. Egg whites have 166mg of sodium, while lemons have 2mg.

Food types used in this article are Egg, white, raw, fresh 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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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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 +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +271.4%
Contains more IronIron +650%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~16mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +2095%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1500%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +363.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Selenium 20µg 0.4µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.02mg 32%
Protein 10.9g 1.1g 20%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Iron 0.08mg 0.6mg 7%
Sodium 166mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 0.73g 9.32g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.04mg 3%
Calcium 7mg 26mg 2%
Folate 4µg 11µg 2%
Copper 0.023mg 0.037mg 2%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.03mg 1%
Choline 1.1mg 5.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.089g 1%
Calories 52kcal 29kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.15mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 138mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 8mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 0.71g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Phosphorus 15mg 16mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.19mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 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 +890.9%
Contains more OtherOther +110%
Contains more FatsFats +76.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1176.7%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.

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