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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.
Tomato
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Lime
5
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 +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.
Tomato
8
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Lime
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 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 +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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Lime 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
Tomato
3
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Lime
1
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 +25.7%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~88.26g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Lime
1
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 +63.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.4%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.