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Hummus vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hummus and lemons different?

  • Hummus is richer in copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, folate, zinc, magnesium, and fiber, while lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 59% more than hummus.
  • Hummus contains 190 times more sodium than lemons. Hummus contains 379mg of sodium, while lemons contain 2mg.

Hummus, commercial 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.
Hummus
Hummus
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
Lemon
Lemon
1
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 +787.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.2%
Contains more IronIron +306.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1324.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2476.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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.
Hummus
Hummus
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62%
Lemon
Lemon
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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +482%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Copper 0.527mg 0.037mg 54%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.03mg 32%
Iron 2.44mg 0.6mg 23%
Phosphorus 176mg 16mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 0.089g 23%
Folate 83µg 11µg 18%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.06mg 16%
Sodium 379mg 2mg 16%
Magnesium 71mg 8mg 15%
Protein 7.9g 1.1g 14%
Fats 9.6g 0.3g 14%
Fiber 6g 2.8g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.04mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 0.011g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.08mg 9%
Calories 166kcal 29kcal 7%
Saturated fat 1.437g 0.039g 6%
Selenium 2.6µg 0.4µg 4%
Potassium 228mg 138mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.1mg 3%
Carbs 14.29g 9.32g 2%
Calcium 38mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.19mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.8g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 210kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 60g 345g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.3 2.6 N/A
Net carbs 8.29g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
Hummus
4
8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
Lemon
Lemon
1
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 +618.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.3%
Contains more OtherOther +440%
Contains more WaterWater +33.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
Hummus
2
16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
Lemon
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 +36618.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3959.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/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.