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Tomatillo vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomatillos and lime

  • Tomatillos have more manganese, vitamin B3, and vitamin K; however, lime is higher in vitamin C.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily need for manganese, 6652% more than lime.
  • Tomatillos have 17 times more vitamin K than lime. While tomatillos have 10.1µg of vitamin K, lime has only 0.6µg.
  • Lime has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomatillos, 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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
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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 +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1912400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +371.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
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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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +825%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1583.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +148.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomatillo Lime DV% diff.
Manganese 153mg 0.008mg 6652%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 29.1mg 19%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 0.2mg 10%
Vitamin K 10.1µg 0.6µg 8%
Potassium 268mg 102mg 5%
Fiber 1.9g 2.8g 4%
Phosphorus 39mg 18mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 6mg 3%
Calcium 7mg 33mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.417g 0.055g 2%
Carbs 5.84g 10.54g 2%
Copper 0.079mg 0.065mg 2%
Protein 0.96g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0.217mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.043mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.02mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.022g 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.03mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 30kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.94g 7.74g N/A
Iron 0.62mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 3.93g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 2µg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 5.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.155g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
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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 +410%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.5%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +715.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +658.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.2%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.