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Lime vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lime and oranges different?

  • Lime is higher in iron; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for oranges is 27% higher.
  • Lime contains 6 times more iron than oranges. While lime contains 0.6mg of iron, oranges contain only 0.1mg.
  • Lime has less sugar.
  • Lime has a lower glycemic index (32) than oranges (45).

Limes, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties are the varieties 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
Lime
4
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%
Orange
Orange
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%

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
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Orange
Orange
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 177% 0% 3.7% 3.6% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 53.2mg 27%
Iron 0.6mg 0.1mg 6%
Folate 8µg 30µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.087mg 5%
Potassium 102mg 181mg 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.4g 2%
Copper 0.065mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 47kcal 1%
Magnesium 6mg 10mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 40mg 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 11µg 1%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.282mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.25mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 8.4mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.94g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 429kcal 500kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 213g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 9.35g N/A
Carbs 10.54g 11.75g 0%
Sugar 1.69g 9.35g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.18mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
Orange
Orange
3
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.5%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
~equal in Water ~86.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
Lime
1
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Orange
Orange
2
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.1%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.