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Lemon vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lemons and maple sugar

  • Lemons are richer in vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin B6, while maple sugar is higher in manganese, zinc, iron, copper, and calcium.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 191% more than lemons.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel and Sugars, maple.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +246.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.6%
Contains more IronIron +168.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +167.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +10000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14640%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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
10
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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +295.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +142.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.03mg 4.422mg 191%
Vitamin C 53mg 0mg 59%
Zinc 0.06mg 6.06mg 55%
Carbs 9.32g 90.9g 27%
Calories 29kcal 354kcal 16%
Iron 0.6mg 1.61mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Copper 0.037mg 0.099mg 7%
Calcium 26mg 90mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.003mg 6%
Potassium 138mg 274mg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.009mg 3%
Folate 11µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.048mg 3%
Phosphorus 16mg 3mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 0.1g 2%
Choline 5.1mg 2.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.013mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.1g 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1000%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +1012.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +875.3%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +481.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.036g

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.