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Shallot vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shallot and lemons?

  • Shallot is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, iron, phosphorus, potassium, folate, and copper, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 50% more.
  • Shallot has 10 times more manganese than lemons. While shallot has 0.292mg of manganese, lemons have only 0.03mg.
  • The amount of sugar in lemons is lower.

We used Shallots, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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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 +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +873.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +331.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +209.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +562.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8mg 53mg 50%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.08mg 20%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.03mg 11%
Iron 1.2mg 0.6mg 8%
Folate 34µg 11µg 6%
Potassium 334mg 138mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 16mg 6%
Copper 0.088mg 0.037mg 6%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.06mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 8mg 3%
Protein 2.5g 1.1g 3%
Calories 72kcal 29kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Fiber 3.2g 2.8g 2%
Carbs 16.8g 9.32g 2%
Calcium 37mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.1mg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 5.1mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
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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 +127.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.3%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more WaterWater +11.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +128.2%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.