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Loquat vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between loquat and lemons

  • Loquat has more vitamin A and manganese; however, lemons have more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lemons is 58% higher.
  • Lemons have 69 times less vitamin A than loquat. Loquat has 1528IU of vitamin A, while lemons have 22IU.

Food types used in this article are Loquats, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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.
Loquat
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 23% 11% 13% 1.4% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
Lemon
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +393.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.5%
Contains more IronIron +114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
~equal in Copper ~0.037mg

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.
Loquat
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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 3.3% 25% 0% 0% 4.8% 5.5% 3.4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Lemon
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Loquat Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 53mg 58%
Vitamin A 76µg 1µg 8%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Potassium 266mg 138mg 4%
Iron 0.28mg 0.6mg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.08mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Protein 0.43g 1.1g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Calories 47kcal 29kcal 1%
Folate 14µg 11µg 1%
Calcium 16mg 26mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 12.14g 9.32g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 10.44g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Copper 0.04mg 0.037mg 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.015mg 0%
Leucine 0.026mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.007mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.43 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 12.14 g
Water: 86.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Lemon
3
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.3%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +155.8%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
1
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Lemon
2
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.039g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.089g

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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. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/nutrients
  2. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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