Lime vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are lime and chayote different?
- Lime has more vitamin C; however, chayote is richer in folate, manganese, copper, and zinc.
- Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 24% more than chayote.
- Lime has 2 times more fiber than chayote. Lime has 2.8g of fiber, while chayote has 1.7g.
Limes, raw and Chayote, fruit, raw types were used 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +94.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +76.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +100% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +22.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +89.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +572.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2262.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +277.9% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +83.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +20% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +45% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +135% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +14.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +76.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +583.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1062.5% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +80.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 29.1mg | 7.7mg | 24% |
Folate | 8µg | 93µg | 21% |
Manganese | 0.008mg | 0.189mg | 8% |
Copper | 0.065mg | 0.123mg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 0.74mg | 6% |
Fiber | 2.8g | 1.7g | 4% |
Vitamin K | 0.6µg | 4.1µg | 3% |
Iron | 0.6mg | 0.34mg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.043mg | 0.076mg | 3% |
Carbs | 10.54g | 4.51g | 2% |
Calcium | 33mg | 17mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.2mg | 0.47mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.22mg | 0.12mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.217mg | 0.249mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.029mg | 1% |
Calories | 30kcal | 19kcal | 1% |
Choline | 5.1mg | 9.2mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 6mg | 12mg | 1% |
Potassium | 102mg | 125mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.7g | 0.82g | 0% |
Fats | 0.2g | 0.13g | 0% |
Net carbs | 7.74g | 2.81g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.69g | 1.66g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 18mg | 18mg | 0% |
Sodium | 2mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0µg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.4µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.022g | 0.028g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.019g | 0.01g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.055g | 0.057g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.003mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.04mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.044mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.077mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.014mg | 0.039mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.002mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.047mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.063mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.015mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +53.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +133.7% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +17.1% |
~equal in
Water
~94.24g
~equal in
Other
~0.3g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -21.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +90% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.057g