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Lemonade vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemonade and whey?

  • Whey is richer than lemonade in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Whey's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 12% more.
  • Lemonade has 2 times more sugar than whey. While lemonade has 9.98g of sugar, whey has only 5.14g.
  • The glycemic index of whey is lower.

We used Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water and Whey, sweet, fluid 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.
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%
Whey
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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% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +425%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1075%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +973.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1800%

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +652.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2846.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemonade Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.158mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.383mg 7%
Phosphorus 2mg 46mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.9mg 0.1mg 4%
Calcium 4mg 47mg 4%
Potassium 15mg 161mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.036mg 3%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.9µg 3%
Choline 0.4mg 16mg 3%
Carbs 10.42g 5.14g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.006mg 0.031mg 2%
Copper 0.021mg 0.004mg 2%
Protein 0.07g 0.85g 2%
Sodium 4mg 54mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.006g 0.23g 1%
Calories 40kcal 27kcal 1%
Magnesium 2mg 8mg 1%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.13mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Iron 0.16mg 0.06mg 1%
Fats 0.04g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 10.42g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 9.98g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.016mg 0.074mg 0%
Folate 1µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.1g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.013g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1114.3%
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more OtherOther +341.7%
~equal in Water ~93.12g

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
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4900%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.