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Mango vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mango and lemons?

  • Mango is richer in vitamin A, copper, and folate, yet lemons are richer in vitamin C and iron.
  • Mango's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 21% higher.
  • Mango has 7 times more vitamin B3 than lemons. Mango has 0.669mg of vitamin B3, while lemons have 0.1mg.
  • Lemons contain less sugar.

We used Mangos, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel types in this comparison.

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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.
Mango
Mango
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.3% 15% 6% 37% 2.5% 6% 0.13% 8.2% 3.3%
Lemon
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 +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.4%
Contains more IronIron +275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%

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.
Mango
Mango
7
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 121% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8.8% 13% 12% 27% 0% 11% 32%
Lemon
Lemon
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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +569%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +290.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mango Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.4mg 53mg 18%
Copper 0.111mg 0.037mg 8%
Folate 43µg 11µg 8%
Iron 0.16mg 0.6mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 1µg 6%
Fructose 4.68g 6%
Fiber 1.6g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.669mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.08mg 3%
Calories 60kcal 29kcal 2%
Carbs 14.98g 9.32g 2%
Calcium 11mg 26mg 2%
Protein 0.82g 1.1g 1%
Potassium 168mg 138mg 1%
Manganese 0.063mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0.02mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.4g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 732kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 167g 345g N/A
Fats 0.38g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 13.38g 6.52g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 13.66g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.06mg 0%
Phosphorus 14mg 16mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.197mg 0.19mg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.14g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.071g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.031mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.029mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mango
Mango
3
15% 83%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 14.98 g
Water: 83.46 g
Other: 0.36 g
Lemon
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.1%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mango
Mango
1
30% 46% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.14 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.071 g
Lemon
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 +1172.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.4%

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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. Mango - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169910/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.