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Lemon vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lemons and vegetable

  • Lemons have more vitamin C; however, vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, vitamin B2, fiber, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 85% higher.
  • Vegetable has 17 times less vitamin C than lemons. Lemons have 53mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.

Food types used in this article are Lemons, raw, without peel and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.5%
Contains more IronIron +36.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +716.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +218.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1163.3%
~equal in Calcium ~25mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1556.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +751%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +72.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +372.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.074mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53mg 3.2mg 55%
Vitamin A 1µg 214µg 24%
Vitamin K 0µg 23.5µg 20%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.379mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.12mg 8%
Fiber 2.8g 4.4g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.851mg 5%
Copper 0.037mg 0.083mg 5%
Phosphorus 16mg 51mg 5%
Protein 1.1g 2.86g 4%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.49mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.071mg 3%
Choline 5.1mg 24.1mg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 22mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.82mg 3%
Folate 11µg 19µg 2%
Calories 29kcal 65kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.38mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 35mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 169mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.151mg 1%
Carbs 9.32g 13.09g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 6.52g 8.69g N/A
Calcium 26mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 3.12g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.074mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.5%
Contains more OtherOther +123.3%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.01g

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.