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Lime vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lime and carrots

  • Lime has more vitamin C; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 333% more than lime.
  • Lime has 5 times more vitamin C than carrots. While lime has 29.1mg of vitamin C, carrots have only 5.9mg.
  • Lime has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Limes, raw and Carrots, raw.

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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%
Carrot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +213.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1687.5%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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
1
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%
Carrot
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +393.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +41650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +391.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +220.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2100%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2µg 835µg 93%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 5.9mg 26%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 13.2µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.138mg 7%
Potassium 102mg 320mg 6%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.143mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.983mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.66mg 3%
Folate 8µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.058mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 69mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.066mg 3%
Copper 0.065mg 0.045mg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 35mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.273mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 8.8mg 1%
Calories 30kcal 41kcal 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Magnesium 6mg 12mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.24mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.93g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.24g 0%
Carbs 10.54g 9.58g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 6.78g N/A
Calcium 33mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 1.69g 4.74g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 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
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.9%
Contains more FatsFats +20%
Contains more OtherOther +220%
~equal in Carbs ~9.58g
~equal in Water ~88.29g

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
Carrot
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.7%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/nutrients

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

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