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Lime vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lime and mustard

  • Lime is higher in vitamin C, yet mustard is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Mustard covers your daily selenium needs 60% more than lime.
  • Lime contains 97 times more vitamin C than mustard. While lime contains 29.1mg of vitamin C, mustard contains only 0.3mg.
  • The amount of sodium in lime is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Limes, raw and Mustard, prepared, yellow.

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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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49%
Contains more IronIron +168.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +481.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8275%

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9600%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +490%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +182.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +339.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Mustard DV% diff.
Selenium 0.4µg 33.5µg 60%
Sodium 2mg 1104mg 48%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 0.3mg 32%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.422mg 18%
Phosphorus 18mg 108mg 13%
Iron 0.6mg 1.61mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.177mg 12%
Magnesium 6mg 48mg 10%
Protein 0.7g 3.74g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 2.182g 5%
Fiber 2.8g 4g 5%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.64mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.774g 5%
Fats 0.2g 3.34g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.07mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 63mg 3%
Choline 5.1mg 22.4mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.07mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 60kcal 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.565mg 2%
Carbs 10.54g 5.83g 2%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.36mg 1%
Copper 0.065mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.254mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1.4µg 1%
Potassium 102mg 152mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.214g 1%
Net carbs 7.74g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 1.69g 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 5µg 0%
Folate 8µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.009g N/A
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

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
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +434.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1570%
Contains more OtherOther +1023.3%
~equal in Water ~83.72g

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
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11384.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1307.3%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.