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Lemon vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemons and chocolate milk

  • Lemons have more vitamin C and fiber; however, chocolate milk is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin D.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 58% more.
  • Lemons contain 4 times more fiber than chocolate milk. Lemons contain 2.8g of fiber, while chocolate milk contains 0.8g.
  • Lemons contain less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +583.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +531.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +156.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +375%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5788.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +710%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.037mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 0.9mg 58%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Phosphorus 16mg 101mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.162mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.039g 2.104g 9%
Calcium 26mg 112mg 9%
Fiber 2.8g 0.8g 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Fats 0.3g 3.39g 5%
Iron 0.6mg 0.24mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Protein 1.1g 3.17g 4%
Calories 29kcal 83kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 27µg 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.9µg 3%
Sodium 2mg 60mg 3%
Copper 0.037mg 0.065mg 3%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.295mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.99g 2%
Folate 11µg 5µg 2%
Choline 5.1mg 17mg 2%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.077mg 2%
Potassium 138mg 167mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.07mg 1%
Carbs 9.32g 10.34g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 9.54g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 9.54g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.125mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
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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
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +188.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1030%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.9%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
~equal in Water ~82.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
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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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39.3%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients
  2. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/nutrients

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

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