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Lemon vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemons and beer

  • The amount of vitamin C, fiber, and iron in lemons is higher than in beer.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 59% more than beer.
  • The amount of sugar in beer is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemons, raw, without peel and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Lemon
9
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%
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +411.1%
Contains more IronIron +2900%
Contains more CopperCopper +640%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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.
Lemon
7
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%
Beer
4
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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +363.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +413%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +98%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 0mg 59%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Iron 0.6mg 0.02mg 7%
Copper 0.037mg 0.005mg 4%
Potassium 138mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.513mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.005mg 3%
Carbs 9.32g 3.55g 2%
Calcium 26mg 4mg 2%
Calories 29kcal 43kcal 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.008mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 10.1mg 1%
Folate 11µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Protein 1.1g 0.46g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 3.55g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.06mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 16mg 14mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
3
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Beer
2
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +139.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1243.3%
~equal in Water ~91.96g

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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