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Lemon vs. Chard raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemons and chard raw?

  • Lemons are higher in vitamin C, yet chard raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, magnesium, copper, iron, manganese, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Chard raw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 692% more.
  • Lemons have 2 times more vitamin C than chard raw. While lemons have 53mg of vitamin C, chard raw has only 30mg.
  • The amount of sodium in lemons is lower.

We used Lemons, raw, without peel and Chard, swiss, raw types 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +912.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +174.6%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +383.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +187.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%

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
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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%
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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +30500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +252.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.172mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Chard raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 830µg 692%
Vitamin A 1µg 306µg 34%
Vitamin C 53mg 30mg 26%
Magnesium 8mg 81mg 17%
Copper 0.037mg 0.179mg 16%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.366mg 15%
Iron 0.6mg 1.8mg 15%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.89mg 12%
Sodium 2mg 213mg 9%
Potassium 138mg 379mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.09mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 1.6g 5%
Phosphorus 16mg 46mg 4%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.36mg 3%
Calcium 26mg 51mg 3%
Carbs 9.32g 3.74g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 5.1mg 18mg 2%
Folate 11µg 14µg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.9µg 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.8g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.099mg 1%
Calories 29kcal 19kcal 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 2.14g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 1.1g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.172mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.11mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.036mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +149.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.6%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%
~equal in Water ~92.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.07 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +263.6%

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.