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Spread vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spread and lemons

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, and choline, while lemons have more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Lemons cover your daily need for vitamin C, 59% more than spread.
  • The amount of cholesterol in lemons is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Lemon
4
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 IronIron +31.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +251.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +268.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

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.
Spread
11
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 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Lemon
2
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 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1060%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +570%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1630%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1121.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 2mg 44%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.039g 27%
Fats 17.34g 0.3g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.011g 19%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.4µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.089g 17%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Protein 7.66g 1.1g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.04mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.15mg 11%
Choline 62.3mg 5.1mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.1mg 10%
Calories 235kcal 29kcal 10%
Copper 0.13mg 0.037mg 10%
Fiber 0.2g 2.8g 10%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.06mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.02mg 9%
Phosphorus 59mg 16mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.19mg 5%
Vitamin A 26µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.08mg 3%
Iron 0.79mg 0.6mg 2%
Folate 2µg 11µg 2%
Carbs 11.94g 9.32g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 26mg 1%
Potassium 110mg 138mg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 6.52g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 0g 2.5g N/A
Manganese 0.026mg 0.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +596.4%
Contains more FatsFats +5680%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.1%
Contains more OtherOther +826.7%
Contains more WaterWater +47.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 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 +68845.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2782%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.

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