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Lime vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lime and hot sauce?

  • Lime is higher in fiber; however, hot sauce is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 115% more.
  • Hot sauce contains 9 times less fiber than lime. Lime contains 2.8g of fiber, while hot sauce contains 0.3g.
  • Lime has less sodium.

We used Limes, raw and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot 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.
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% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +132.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +512.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.11mg

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +157%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +265.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 74.8mg 51%
Fiber 2.8g 0.3g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.157mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.082mg 5%
Copper 0.065mg 0.028mg 4%
Carbs 10.54g 1.75g 3%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.11mg 2%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.049mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 0.48mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 11kcal 1%
Folate 8µg 6µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.196g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 11mg 1%
Potassium 102mg 144mg 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 8µg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.51g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 1.45g N/A
Magnesium 6mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 1.69g 1.26g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.254mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +502.3%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more OtherOther +2363.3%
~equal in Water ~89.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +256.4%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.