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Lemon vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemons and halva?

  • Lemons are higher in vitamin C, yet halva is higher in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 129% more.
  • Lemons have 530 times more vitamin C than halva. While lemons have 53mg of vitamin C, halva has only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lemons is lower.

We used Lemons, raw, without peel and Candies, halavah, plain 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
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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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2625%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.5%
Contains more IronIron +655%
Contains more CopperCopper +3148.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +7100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3693.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2810%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2775%

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +52900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +960%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2756%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +490.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.174mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.037mg 1.202mg 129%
Phosphorus 16mg 607mg 84%
Vitamin C 53mg 0.1mg 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 8.481g 56%
Magnesium 8mg 218mg 50%
Iron 0.6mg 4.53mg 49%
Zinc 0.06mg 4.32mg 39%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.873mg 37%
Fats 0.3g 21.52g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.424mg 32%
Protein 1.1g 12.49g 23%
Calories 29kcal 469kcal 22%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.348mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 8.194g 20%
Selenium 0.4µg 11.5µg 20%
Saturated fat 0.039g 4.127g 19%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 2.856mg 17%
Carbs 9.32g 60.49g 17%
Folate 11µg 65µg 14%
Sodium 2mg 195mg 8%
Fiber 2.8g 4.5g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.088mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Calcium 26mg 33mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 187mg 1%
Net carbs 6.52g 55.99g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.174mg 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +2324.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1035.5%
Contains more FatsFats +7073.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +549%
Contains more OtherOther +510%

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
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74390.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9429.2%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/nutrients

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

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