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Roselle vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between roselle and lime

  • Roselle has more calcium, iron, and magnesium; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Lime covers your daily vitamin C needs 19% more than roselle.
  • Lime has 9 times less magnesium than roselle. Roselle has 51mg of magnesium, while lime has 6mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Roselle, 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 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Lime
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 +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +551.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.9%
Contains more IronIron +146.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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 40% 4.7% 0% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Lime
Lime
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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 AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +142.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roselle Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 12mg 29.1mg 19%
Calcium 215mg 33mg 18%
Iron 1.48mg 0.6mg 11%
Magnesium 51mg 6mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Copper 0.065mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 18mg 3%
Potassium 208mg 102mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.03mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.31mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 49kcal 30kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Protein 0.96g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 2µg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.2g 1%
Carbs 11.31g 10.54g 0%
Net carbs 11.31g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 1.69g N/A
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 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 ProteinProtein +37.1%
Contains more FatsFats +220%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
~equal in Carbs ~10.54g
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/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.