Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Lemon vs. Pineapple cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are lemons and pineapple cake different?

  • Lemons are higher in vitamin C; however, pineapple cake is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pineapple cake is 12747% higher.
  • Lemons contain 44 times more vitamin C than pineapple cake. While lemons contain 53mg of vitamin C, pineapple cake contains only 1.2mg.
  • Lemons have less saturated fat.

Lemons, raw, without peel and Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Lemon vs Pineapple cake infographic
Infographic link

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 9.3% 36% 9.9% 56% 29% 8.5% 35% 42% 46% 51%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +361.5%
Contains more IronIron +146.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +135.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +416.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +412.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1066.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2250%

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
4
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 4% 21% 0% 0% 38250% 36% 22% 12% 7.8% 10% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4316.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +382400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1090%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.202mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Pineapple cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 153mg 12747%
Vitamin C 53mg 1.2mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 3.282g 21%
Fats 0.3g 12.1g 18%
Selenium 0.4µg 9.4µg 16%
Calories 29kcal 319kcal 15%
Carbs 9.32g 50.5g 14%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.35mg 14%
Sodium 2mg 319mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 5.194g 13%
Saturated fat 0.039g 2.915g 13%
Iron 0.6mg 1.48mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.156mg 10%
Calcium 26mg 120mg 9%
Phosphorus 16mg 82mg 9%
Fiber 2.8g 0.8g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 1.19mg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 22mg 7%
Vitamin A 1µg 62µg 7%
Copper 0.037mg 0.087mg 6%
Protein 1.1g 3.5g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.034mg 4%
Folate 11µg 26µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.31mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 13mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 112mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 6.52g 49.7g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.202mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.117mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.264mg 0%
Lysine 0.143mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.167mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
4% 12% 51% 32%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 12.1 g
Carbs: 50.5 g
Water: 32.3 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +175.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +218.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3933.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +441.8%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%

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
26% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.915 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.282 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47118.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3587.6%

People also compare

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. Pineapple cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172703/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.