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Lemonade vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemonade and lemons

  • The amount of vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B6, and iron in lemons is higher than in lemonade.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 55% more than lemonade.
  • Lemonade contains 4 times more sugar than lemons. While lemonade contains 9.98g of sugar, lemons contain only 2.5g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 6% 7% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 0.65% 0.55%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +820%
Contains more IronIron +275%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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.
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 13% 0% 0.2% 0% 1.5% 4.8% 0.3% 0.78% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1259%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1361.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +1175%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemonade Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.9mg 53mg 55%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.006mg 0.08mg 6%
Iron 0.16mg 0.6mg 6%
Potassium 15mg 138mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.19mg 4%
Folate 1µg 11µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.04mg 3%
Copper 0.021mg 0.037mg 2%
Protein 0.07g 1.1g 2%
Calcium 4mg 26mg 2%
Phosphorus 2mg 16mg 2%
Calories 40kcal 29kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.016mg 0.1mg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.03mg 1%
Choline 0.4mg 5.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.013g 0.089g 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.15mg 1%
Magnesium 2mg 8mg 1%
Fats 0.04g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 10.42g 9.32g 0%
Net carbs 10.42g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 9.98g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.006g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.011g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 89%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 10.42 g
Water: 89.35 g
Other: 0.12 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1471.4%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.006 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.013 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +584.6%

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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. Lemonade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173217/nutrients
  2. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients

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

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