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Lime vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lime and sweet and sour different?

  • Lime is higher in vitamin C and fiber; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for sweet and sour is 33% higher.
  • Lime contains 28 times more fiber than sweet and sour. While lime contains 2.8g of fiber, sweet, and sour contains only 0.1g.
  • Lime has less sugar.
  • Lime has a lower glycemic index (32) than sweet and sour (70).

Limes, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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
5
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more IronIron +185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9412.5%
~equal in Potassium ~99mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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
6
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +234.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.187mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.008mg 0.761mg 33%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 8.7mg 23%
Sodium 2mg 371mg 16%
Fiber 2.8g 0.1g 11%
Carbs 10.54g 38.22g 9%
Calories 30kcal 150kcal 6%
Iron 0.6mg 0.21mg 5%
Phosphorus 18mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.093mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.048mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 10mg 2%
Copper 0.065mg 0.079mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.053mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.27g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 6mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 102mg 99mg 0%
Sugar 1.69g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.187mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.2µg 0%
Folate 8µg 8µg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 2.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +159.3%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more WaterWater +46.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +262.6%
Contains more OtherOther +306.7%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.