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Maraschino cherry vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are maraschino cherries and lemons different?

  • Maraschino cherries are richer in copper, while lemons are higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 59% more than maraschino cherries.
  • Maraschino cherries contain 16 times more sugar than lemons. Maraschino cherries contain 38.77g of sugar, while lemons contain 2.5g.

Maraschino cherries, canned, drained and Lemons, raw, without peel types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 16% 1.9% 16% 48% 7.1% 1.3% 0.52% 1.6% 1.1%
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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 CalciumCalcium +107.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +286.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +557.1%
Contains more IronIron +39.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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.
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 0% 0.67% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0.08% 3.2% 1.2% 0% 3.8% 0% 2.3%
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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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1500%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maraschino cherry Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Copper 0.143mg 0.037mg 12%
Carbs 41.97g 9.32g 11%
Calories 165kcal 29kcal 7%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.054mg 0.19mg 3%
Calcium 54mg 26mg 3%
Potassium 21mg 138mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Protein 0.22g 1.1g 2%
Phosphorus 3mg 16mg 2%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.06mg 2%
Fiber 3.2g 2.8g 2%
Iron 0.43mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.15mg 1%
Manganese 0.012mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.004mg 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 38.77g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 38.77g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 4.3mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.089g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
42% 57%
Protein: 0.22 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 41.97 g
Water: 57.27 g
Other: 0.33 g
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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 +350.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more WaterWater +55.4%
~equal in Other ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
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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 +345.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.039g

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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. Maraschino cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167766/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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