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Fava beans vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fava beans and lemons

  • Fava beans have more copper, folate, manganese, phosphorus, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while lemons have more vitamin C.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 59% more than fava beans.
  • Fava beans contain 17 times more zinc than lemons. While fava beans contain 1.01mg of zinc, lemons contain only 0.06mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
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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 +437.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.2%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more ZincZinc +1583.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +681.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1303.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%

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 1% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78% 17%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +142.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +345%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +611%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +845.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fava beans Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.3mg 53mg 59%
Copper 0.259mg 0.037mg 25%
Folate 104µg 11µg 23%
Manganese 0.421mg 0.03mg 17%
Phosphorus 125mg 16mg 16%
Protein 7.6g 1.1g 13%
Iron 1.5mg 0.6mg 11%
Fiber 5.4g 2.8g 10%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.06mg 9%
Magnesium 43mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.097mg 0.04mg 5%
Choline 30.6mg 5.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.089mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.711mg 0.1mg 4%
Selenium 2.6µg 0.4µg 4%
Calories 110kcal 29kcal 4%
Potassium 268mg 138mg 4%
Carbs 19.65g 9.32g 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.164g 0.089g 1%
Calcium 36mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.157mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 14.25g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 1.82g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.066g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 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 +590.9%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.8%
Contains more OtherOther +170%
Contains more WaterWater +24.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 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 +618.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.9%

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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. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.