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Lime vs. Apple juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lime and apple juice

  • Lime is higher than apple juice in vitamin C, fiber, iron, and copper.
  • Lime covers your daily vitamin C needs 31% more than apple juice.
  • Lime contains 14 times more fiber than apple juice. While lime contains 2.8g of fiber, apple juice contains only 0.2g.
  • The amount of sugar in lime is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lime is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Limes, raw and Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid.

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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.
Lime
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 2.4% 8.9% 4.5% 4% 0.55% 3% 0.52% 9.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +441.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +825%
~equal in Potassium ~101mg

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.
Lime
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 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 3% 0% 0.2% 0% 5.3% 3.9% 1.4% 2.9% 4.2% 0% 0% 0% 0.98%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +183.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Apple juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 0.9mg 31%
Fiber 2.8g 0.2g 10%
Fructose 5.73g 7%
Iron 0.6mg 0.12mg 6%
Copper 0.065mg 0.012mg 6%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.074mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.049mg 3%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.018mg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 7mg 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1.8mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.021mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Calories 30kcal 46kcal 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.1g 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.13g 0%
Carbs 10.54g 11.3g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 11.1g N/A
Magnesium 6mg 5mg 0%
Potassium 102mg 101mg 0%
Sugar 1.69g 9.62g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.017mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
11% 88%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.3 g
Water: 88.24 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +600%
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more OtherOther +30.4%
~equal in Carbs ~11.3g
~equal in Water ~88.24g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
33% 9% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.022g

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/nutrients
  2. Apple juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173933/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.