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Scallion vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scallion and lime

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, manganese, and potassium; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Scallion covers your daily vitamin K needs 172% more than lime.
  • Lime has 20 times less manganese than scallion. Scallion has 0.16mg of manganese, while lime has 0.008mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Limes, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.6%
Contains more IronIron +146.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +254.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +34400%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +189.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.6µg 172%
Folate 64µg 8µg 14%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 29.1mg 11%
Iron 1.48mg 0.6mg 11%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.008mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin A 50µg 2µg 5%
Potassium 276mg 102mg 5%
Calcium 72mg 33mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.217mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.11mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 18mg 3%
Protein 1.83g 0.7g 2%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.03mg 2%
Copper 0.083mg 0.065mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.2mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.043mg 1%
Carbs 7.34g 10.54g 1%
Fiber 2.6g 2.8g 1%
Calories 32kcal 30kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 1.69g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 5.7mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.4%
Contains more OtherOther +170%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~88.26g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
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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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.3%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/nutrients
  2. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.