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Lime vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lime and winter melon

  • Lime has more vitamin C; however, winter melon has more vitamin B2.
  • Lime's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 18% more.
  • Lime has 17 times more potassium than winter melon. Lime has 102mg of potassium, while winter melon has 6mg.
  • Lime is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Limes, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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
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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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1600%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +454.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +625%
~equal in Phosphorus ~19mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +123.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 13mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.11mg 7%
Sodium 2mg 111mg 5%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.61mg 5%
Copper 0.065mg 0.023mg 5%
Potassium 102mg 6mg 3%
Carbs 10.54g 3g 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.133mg 2%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.058mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 13kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 19mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.4g 1%
Magnesium 6mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 1.69g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.9g 0%
Phosphorus 18mg 19mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +251.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~96.1g
~equal in Other ~0.3g

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +94.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.2%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.