Pineapple vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between pineapple and lime
- Pineapple is higher in manganese, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, yet lime is higher in fiber.
- Pineapple covers your daily manganese needs 40% more than lime.
- Pineapple contains 6 times more sugar than lime. While pineapple contains 9.85g of sugar, lime contains only 1.69g.
- The glycemic index of lime is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Pineapple, raw, all varieties 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 | +100% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +69.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +11487.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +153.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +106.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +125% |
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 | +64.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +50% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +163.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +60% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +160.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +16.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +125% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1000% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.927mg | 0.008mg | 40% |
Vitamin C | 47.8mg | 29.1mg | 21% |
Fiber | 1.4g | 2.8g | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.112mg | 0.043mg | 5% |
Copper | 0.11mg | 0.065mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.079mg | 0.03mg | 4% |
Iron | 0.29mg | 0.6mg | 4% |
Folate | 18µg | 8µg | 3% |
Fructose | 2.12g | 3% | |
Calcium | 13mg | 33mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.5mg | 0.2mg | 2% |
Calories | 50kcal | 30kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.032mg | 0.02mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 12mg | 6mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 8mg | 18mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
Carbs | 13.12g | 10.54g | 1% |
Selenium | 0.1µg | 0.4µg | 1% |
Protein | 0.54g | 0.7g | 0% |
Fats | 0.12g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 11.72g | 7.74g | N/A |
Potassium | 109mg | 102mg | 0% |
Sugar | 9.85g | 1.69g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.12mg | 0.11mg | 0% |
Sodium | 1mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 2µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.213mg | 0.217mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 0.6µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.009g | 0.022g | 0% |
Choline | 5.5mg | 5.1mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.013g | 0.019g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.04g | 0.055g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.005mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.019mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.019mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.024mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.026mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.012mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.021mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.024mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +24.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +29.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +66.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +36.4% |
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Water
~88.26g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -59.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +46.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +37.5% |