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Lemon vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemons and pumpkin

  • Lemons have more vitamin C and fiber; however, pumpkin is richer in vitamin A, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Pumpkin's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 170% more.
  • Lemons contain 6 times more vitamin C than pumpkin. Lemons contain 53mg of vitamin C, while pumpkin contains 9mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel and Pumpkin, 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
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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.4%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +243.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +433.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +316.7%

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
2
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +488.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +42500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +606.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 9mg 49%
Vitamin A 1µg 426µg 47%
Copper 0.037mg 0.127mg 10%
Fiber 2.8g 0.5g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.11mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.06mg 6%
Potassium 138mg 340mg 6%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.125mg 4%
Phosphorus 16mg 44mg 4%
Iron 0.6mg 0.8mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.6mg 3%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.32mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.298mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.005g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.061mg 1%
Carbs 9.32g 6.5g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.1µg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 12mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 8.2mg 1%
Folate 11µg 16µg 1%
Calcium 26mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.05mg 1%
Calories 29kcal 26kcal 0%
Protein 1.1g 1g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 6g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 2.76g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.4%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
~equal in Protein ~1g
~equal in Water ~91.6g

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1680%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.2%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.