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Tamarind vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tamarind and lemons

  • Tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fiber, and copper; however, lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 55% more.
  • Tamarind contains 19 times more vitamin B3 than lemons. Tamarind contains 1.938mg of vitamin B3, while lemons contain 0.1mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tamarinds, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
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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 +1050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +184.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +355.1%
Contains more IronIron +366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +132.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +606.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 12% 0% 0.67% 2% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11%
Lemon
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +970%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1838%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1414.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tamarind Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.5mg 53mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.428mg 0.04mg 32%
Iron 2.8mg 0.6mg 28%
Magnesium 92mg 8mg 20%
Carbs 62.5g 9.32g 18%
Potassium 628mg 138mg 14%
Phosphorus 113mg 16mg 14%
Calories 239kcal 29kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 1.938mg 0.1mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.02mg 10%
Fiber 5.1g 2.8g 9%
Calcium 74mg 26mg 5%
Copper 0.086mg 0.037mg 5%
Protein 2.8g 1.1g 3%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0.08mg 1%
Folate 14µg 11µg 1%
Choline 8.6mg 5.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.039g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 854kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 42g 345g N/A
Fats 0.6g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 57.4g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 38.8g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.15mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.181g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
Lemon
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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 +154.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +570.6%
Contains more OtherOther +800%
Contains more WaterWater +183.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Lemon
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1545.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.8%

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/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.