Tomato vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are tomatoes and lime different?
- Tomatoes have more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, lime is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
- Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 17% more than tomatoes.
- Tomatoes have 17 times more vitamin A than lime. Tomatoes have 833IU of vitamin A, while lime has 50IU.
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Limes, raw types were used 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +83.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +132.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +54.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +33.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1325% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +230% |
Contains more IronIron | +122.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +10.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -60% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2000% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +145.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +23.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +197% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +86% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1216.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +87.5% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +31.4% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +112.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +143.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 13.7mg | 29.1mg | 17% |
Vitamin K | 7.9µg | 0.6µg | 6% |
Fiber | 1.2g | 2.8g | 6% |
Manganese | 0.114mg | 0.008mg | 5% |
Vitamin A | 42µg | 2µg | 4% |
Potassium | 237mg | 102mg | 4% |
Iron | 0.27mg | 0.6mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.043mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.089mg | 0.217mg | 3% |
Fructose | 1.37g | 2% | |
Folate | 15µg | 8µg | 2% |
Carbs | 3.89g | 10.54g | 2% |
Calcium | 10mg | 33mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.594mg | 0.2mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 0.22mg | 2% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.4µg | 1% |
Calories | 18kcal | 30kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.037mg | 0.03mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.17mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 24mg | 18mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.059mg | 0.065mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 11mg | 6mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.88g | 0.7g | 0% |
Fats | 0.2g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2.69g | 7.74g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.63g | 1.69g | N/A |
Sodium | 5mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Choline | 6.7mg | 5.1mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.028g | 0.022g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.031g | 0.019g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.083g | 0.055g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.006mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.027mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.014mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +25.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +70% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +171% |
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Fats
~0.2g
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Water
~88.26g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +63.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +50.9% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -21.4% |