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Lemon vs. Instant coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lemons and instant coffee

  • Instant coffee has less vitamin C, fiber, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Lemons cover your daily vitamin C needs 59% more than instant coffee.
  • Instant coffee has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemons, raw, without peel and Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water.

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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
10
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 2.9% 1.2% 2.6% 1.5% 3.7% 0.27% 1.3% 0.52% 2% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +360%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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
9
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.23% 4.4% 0.06% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +136%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Instant coffee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 0mg 59%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Caffeine 0mg 26mg 7%
Iron 0.6mg 0.04mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.001mg 4%
Carbs 9.32g 0.34g 3%
Folate 11µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 138mg 30mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Copper 0.037mg 0.011mg 3%
Calcium 26mg 4mg 2%
Phosphorus 16mg 3mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 0.1g 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.002g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.236mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.001mg 1%
Calories 29kcal 2kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 4mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 0.34g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.06mg 0.01mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 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
99%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.34 g
Water: 99.09 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1000%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2641.2%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +56.7%

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
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.002 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4350%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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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. Instant coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174130/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.