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Lime vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lime and orange juice

  • Lime is higher in fiber, yet orange juice is higher in vitamin C and folate.
  • Orange juice covers your daily vitamin C needs 23% more than lime.
  • Lime contains 14 times more fiber than orange juice. While lime contains 2.8g of fiber, orange juice contains only 0.2g.
  • The amount of sugar in lime is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lime is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Limes, raw and Orange juice, 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
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 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
~equal in Phosphorus ~17mg

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
Lime
3
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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Orange juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 50mg 23%
Fiber 2.8g 0.2g 10%
Folate 8µg 30µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.09mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 0.2mg 5%
Potassium 102mg 200mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 11mg 2%
Copper 0.065mg 0.044mg 2%
Vitamin A 2µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.03mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.04mg 1%
Calories 30kcal 45kcal 1%
Magnesium 6mg 11mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.05mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.7g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 10.54g 10.4g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 10.2g N/A
Sugar 1.69g 8.4g N/A
Phosphorus 18mg 17mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.014mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 6.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.7g
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Carbs ~10.4g
~equal in Water ~88.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
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
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.024g

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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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.