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Lemon vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemons and tea?

  • Lemons are higher in vitamin C, fiber, iron, and vitamin B6, yet tea is higher in manganese.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 59% more.
  • The amount of sugar in tea is lower.

We used Lemons, raw, without peel and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water types in this article.

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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
9
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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +666.7%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1206.7%

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
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%
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1361.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7900%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 0mg 59%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.392mg 16%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Iron 0.6mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.001mg 6%
Potassium 138mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.013mg 4%
Copper 0.037mg 0.011mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Folate 11µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 9.32g 0.17g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 26mg 3mg 2%
Phosphorus 16mg 1mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 0.06g 2%
Choline 5.1mg 0.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.003mg 1%
Calories 29kcal 1kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 0.02g N/A
Zinc 0.06mg 0.01mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.032mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
4
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1733.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5382.4%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more WaterWater +12%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

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

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