Tamarind vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tamarind and lime

Tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and fiber, while lime has more vitamin C.
Tamarind's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 33% higher.
Lime contains 15 times less magnesium than tamarind. Tamarind contains 92mg of magnesium, while lime contains 6mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Tamarinds, 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.

Tamarind

Lime

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+124.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+515.7%
Contains more IronIron	+366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+527.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+225%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.9%

~equal in Zinc ~0.11mg

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.

Tamarind

Lime

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1326.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+660%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+869%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+731.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.428mg	0.03mg	33%
Vitamin C	3.5mg	29.1mg	28%
Iron	2.8mg	0.6mg	28%
Magnesium	92mg	6mg	20%
Carbs	62.5g	10.54g	17%
Potassium	628mg	102mg	15%
Phosphorus	113mg	18mg	14%
Vitamin B3	1.938mg	0.2mg	11%
Calories	239kcal	30kcal	10%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.02mg	10%
Fiber	5.1g	2.8g	9%
Protein	2.8g	0.7g	4%
Calcium	74mg	33mg	4%
Copper	0.086mg	0.065mg	2%
Selenium	1.3µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.043mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	0.6µg	2%
Folate	14µg	8µg	2%
Fats	0.6g	0.2g	1%
Sodium	28mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.143mg	0.217mg	1%
Choline	8.6mg	5.1mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.022g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	2.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	854kcal	429kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	333g	N/A
Net carbs	57.4g	7.74g	N/A
Sugar	38.8g	1.69g	N/A
Zinc	0.1mg	0.11mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Manganese		0.008mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.181g	0.019g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.059g	0.055g	0%
Tryptophan	0.018mg	0.003mg	0%
Lysine	0.139mg	0.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.014mg	0.002mg	0%