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Orange vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oranges and lime different?

  • Oranges are higher in vitamin C and folate; however, lime is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for oranges is 27% higher.
  • Oranges contain 6 times more sugar than lime. While oranges contain 9.35g of sugar, lime contains only 1.69g.
  • Lime has a lower glycemic index (32) than oranges (45).

Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Limes, raw are the varieties 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.
Orange
Orange
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Lime
Lime
4
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 +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.6%

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.
Orange
Orange
8
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% 3.7% 3.6% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23%
Lime
Lime
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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53.2mg 29.1mg 27%
Iron 0.1mg 0.6mg 6%
Folate 30µg 8µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.03mg 5%
Potassium 181mg 102mg 2%
Fiber 2.4g 2.8g 2%
Copper 0.045mg 0.065mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Calories 47kcal 30kcal 1%
Magnesium 10mg 6mg 1%
Calcium 40mg 33mg 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 2µg 1%
Manganese 0.025mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.217mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.043mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Choline 8.4mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein 0.94g 0.7g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 500kcal 429kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 213g 333g N/A
Fats 0.12g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 9.35g 7.74g N/A
Carbs 11.75g 10.54g 0%
Sugar 9.35g 1.69g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.11mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.22mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Orange
Orange
3
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Lime
Lime
2
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 +34.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.5%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Orange
Orange
2
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Lime
Lime
1
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.