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Orange juice vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Lime
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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 +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%
~equal in Phosphorus ~18mg

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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
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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 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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.043mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange juice Lime 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Lime
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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 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
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Lime
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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 +89.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.022g

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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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.