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Lemon vs. Pistachio — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lemons and pistachios

  • Lemons are higher in vitamin C; however, pistachios are richer in copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, iron, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Pistachios' daily need coverage for copper is 140% higher.
  • Lemons have 9 times more vitamin C than pistachios. While lemons have 53mg of vitamin C, pistachios have only 5.6mg.
  • Lemons have less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel and Nuts, pistachio nuts, 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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 32% 90% 147% 433% 60% 210% 0.13% 157% 38%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +303.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +642.8%
Contains more IronIron +553.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3413.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2962.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1650%

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%
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 19% 8.7% 57% 0% 218% 37% 24% 31% 392% 0% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +846.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1806.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2075%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2025%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Pistachio DV% diff.
Copper 0.037mg 1.3mg 140%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 1.7mg 125%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 14.38g 95%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.87mg 69%
Fats 0.3g 45.32g 69%
Phosphorus 16mg 490mg 68%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 23.257g 58%
Vitamin C 53mg 5.6mg 53%
Manganese 0.03mg 1.2mg 51%
Iron 0.6mg 3.92mg 42%
Protein 1.1g 20.16g 38%
Fiber 2.8g 10.6g 31%
Saturated fat 0.039g 5.907g 27%
Calories 29kcal 560kcal 27%
Magnesium 8mg 121mg 27%
Potassium 138mg 1025mg 26%
Zinc 0.06mg 2.2mg 19%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 2.86mg 18%
Selenium 0.4µg 7µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.16mg 11%
Folate 11µg 51µg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 1.3mg 8%
Calcium 26mg 105mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.52mg 7%
Carbs 9.32g 27.17g 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 26µg 3%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Net carbs 6.52g 16.57g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 7.66g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.091g N/A

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
20% 45% 27% 4% 3%
Protein: 20.16 g
Fats: 45.32 g
Carbs: 27.17 g
Water: 4.37 g
Other: 2.98 g
Contains more WaterWater +1936.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1732.7%
Contains more FatsFats +15006.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.5%
Contains more OtherOther +893.3%

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
14% 53% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.907 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.257 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.38 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +211327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16057.3%

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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. Pistachio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170184/nutrients

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

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