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Pecan vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pecan and lemons

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, and iron; however, lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for manganese is 194% more.
  • Pecan contains 158 times more saturated fat than lemons. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while lemons contain 0.039g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, pecans and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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.
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Lemon
0
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +169.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +197.1%
Contains more IronIron +321.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3143.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +7450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1631.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%

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.
Pecan
10
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Lemon
1
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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1067%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +694.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4718.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Lemon DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.03mg 194%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.089g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.037mg 129%
Fats 71.97g 0.3g 110%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.011g 102%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 53mg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.04mg 52%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.06mg 41%
Phosphorus 277mg 16mg 37%
Calories 691kcal 29kcal 33%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.039g 28%
Magnesium 121mg 8mg 27%
Fiber 9.6g 2.8g 27%
Iron 2.53mg 0.6mg 24%
Protein 9.17g 1.1g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.19mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.08mg 10%
Potassium 410mg 138mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.15mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.02mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.1mg 7%
Choline 40.5mg 5.1mg 6%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.4µg 6%
Calcium 70mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0µg 3%
Folate 22µg 11µg 3%
Carbs 13.86g 9.32g 2%
Net carbs 4.26g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 2.5g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Lemon
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +733.6%
Contains more FatsFats +23890%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.7%
Contains more OtherOther +393.3%
Contains more WaterWater +2427.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Lemon
1
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 +370818.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24185.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.