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Lemon vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemons and fruit salad

  • Lemons have more vitamin C and fiber, while fruit salad has more vitamin A and manganese.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 55% more than fruit salad.
  • Lemons contain 3 times more fiber than fruit salad. While lemons contain 2.8g of fiber, fruit salad contains only 1g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemons, raw, without peel and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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
6
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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +403.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

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
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 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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1506.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +258.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +256%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Fruit salad DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 3.3mg 55%
Fiber 2.8g 1g 7%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.151mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.027mg 4%
Iron 0.6mg 0.25mg 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 30µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.053mg 3%
Folate 11µg 3µg 2%
Calcium 26mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.356mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.011mg 2%
Calories 29kcal 50kcal 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.011g 1%
Protein 1.1g 0.51g 1%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.14mg 1%
Copper 0.037mg 0.05mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 116mg 1%
Carbs 9.32g 13.05g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.03g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 12.05g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Phosphorus 16mg 14mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.014mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.004g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.005g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
4
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.7%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40%
~equal in Water ~86.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
2
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +709.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.7%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/nutrients

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

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