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Lime vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lime and coffee different?

  • Coffee contains less vitamin C, fiber, iron, and copper than lime.
  • Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 32% more than coffee.
  • Coffee contains less sugar.
  • Lime has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lime is 32, while the glycemic index of coffee is 0.

Limes, raw and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water 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.
Lime
8
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%
Coffee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.2%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +3150%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +187.5%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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
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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Coffee
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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% 0% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +96.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.191mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Coffee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 0mg 32%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Iron 0.6mg 0.01mg 7%
Copper 0.065mg 0.002mg 7%
Carbs 10.54g 0g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.076mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.001mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 2mg 3%
Folate 8µg 2µg 2%
Potassium 102mg 49mg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 3mg 2%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.254mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.12g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Calories 30kcal 1kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.01mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.014mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.69g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.191mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
3
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Coffee
2
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +483.3%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.6%
Contains more OtherOther +56.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
2
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.9%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.