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Lemon vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lemons and sweet and sour

  • Lemons are richer in vitamin C and fiber, while sweet, and sour is higher in manganese.
  • Lemons cover your daily vitamin C needs 49% more than sweet and sour.
  • Lemons have 28 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Lemons have 2.8g of fiber, while sweet, and sour has 0.1g.
  • Lemons are lower in sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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
5
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.4%
Contains more IronIron +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +113.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2436.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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
6
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +509.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 8.7mg 49%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.761mg 32%
Sodium 2mg 371mg 16%
Fiber 2.8g 0.1g 11%
Carbs 9.32g 38.22g 10%
Calories 29kcal 150kcal 6%
Copper 0.037mg 0.079mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 0.21mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.053mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.093mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 0.27g 2%
Calcium 26mg 10mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.048mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 99mg 1%
Folate 11µg 8µg 1%
Phosphorus 16mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.187mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.06mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 2.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +307.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +47.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +310.1%
Contains more OtherOther +306.7%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

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

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