Orange juice vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between orange juice and lime
- Orange juice is higher in vitamin C and folate, yet lime is higher in fiber.
- Orange juice covers your daily vitamin C needs 23% more than lime.
- Orange juice contains 5 times more sugar than lime. While orange juice contains 8.4g of sugar, lime contains only 1.69g.
- The glycemic index of lime is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Orange juice, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +83.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +96.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +75% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more IronIron | +200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +47.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +120% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +300% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +71.8% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +50% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +100% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +275% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +21.6% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +450% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +14.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +500% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 50mg | 29.1mg | 23% |
Fiber | 0.2g | 2.8g | 10% |
Folate | 30µg | 8µg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.09mg | 0.03mg | 5% |
Iron | 0.2mg | 0.6mg | 5% |
Potassium | 200mg | 102mg | 3% |
Calcium | 11mg | 33mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.044mg | 0.065mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 10µg | 2µg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.19mg | 0.217mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.4mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.03mg | 0.02mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.1µg | 0.4µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
Calories | 45kcal | 30kcal | 1% |
Magnesium | 11mg | 6mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.05mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.7g | 0.7g | 0% |
Fats | 0.2g | 0.2g | 0% |
Carbs | 10.4g | 10.54g | 0% |
Net carbs | 10.2g | 7.74g | N/A |
Sugar | 8.4g | 1.69g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 17mg | 18mg | 0% |
Sodium | 1mg | 2mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.014mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.04mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.6µg | 0% |
Choline | 6.2mg | 5.1mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.024g | 0.022g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.036g | 0.019g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.04g | 0.055g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.002mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.008mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.008mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.013mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.009mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.003mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.009mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.003mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.7 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
10.4 g
Water:
88.3 g
Other:
0.4 g
Protein:
0.7 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
10.54 g
Water:
88.26 g
Other:
0.3 g
Contains more OtherOther | +33.3% |
~equal in
Protein
~0.7g
~equal in
Fats
~0.2g
~equal in
Carbs
~10.54g
~equal in
Water
~88.26g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.04 g
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 | +89.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +37.5% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~0.022g