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Lemon vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lemons and daikon

  • Lemons are richer in vitamin C, while daikon is higher in copper.
  • Lemons cover your daily vitamin C needs 34% more than daikon.
  • Lemons have 2 times more fiber than daikon. Lemons have 2.8g of fiber, while daikon has 1.6g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel and Radishes, oriental, raw.

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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
2
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%
Daikon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +210.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg

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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +140.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +154.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 22mg 34%
Copper 0.037mg 0.115mg 9%
Fiber 2.8g 1.6g 5%
Folate 11µg 28µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.046mg 3%
Potassium 138mg 227mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Carbs 9.32g 4.1g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.138mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 1.1g 0.6g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Calories 29kcal 18kcal 1%
Sodium 2mg 21mg 1%
Phosphorus 16mg 23mg 1%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 2.5g N/A
Calcium 26mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.038mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.03g 0%
Choline 5.1mg 7.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
Daikon
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.3%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127.3%
Contains more OtherOther +93.3%
~equal in Water ~94.62g

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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.5%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.