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Kiwi vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kiwi and lemons different?

  • Kiwi is higher than lemons in vitamin C, vitamin K, copper, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Kiwi covers your daily need for vitamin C, 44% more than lemons.
  • Lemons are lower in sugar.

Kiwifruit, green, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
Kiwi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 10% 28% 12% 43% 3.8% 15% 0.39% 13% 1.1%
Lemon
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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 +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +251.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226.7%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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.
Kiwi
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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 309% 0% 1.3% 29% 6.8% 5.8% 6.4% 11% 15% 0% 101% 19%
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 CVitamin C +74.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +873.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kiwi Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 92.7mg 53mg 44%
Vitamin K 40.3µg 0µg 34%
Copper 0.13mg 0.037mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.46mg 0.15mg 9%
Potassium 312mg 138mg 5%
Fructose 4.35g 5%
Iron 0.31mg 0.6mg 4%
Folate 25µg 11µg 4%
Phosphorus 34mg 16mg 3%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.03mg 3%
Calories 61kcal 29kcal 2%
Carbs 14.66g 9.32g 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.341mg 0.1mg 2%
Calcium 34mg 26mg 1%
Fiber 3g 2.8g 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.287g 0.089g 1%
Protein 1.14g 1.1g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.9g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 535kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 164g 345g N/A
Fats 0.52g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 11.66g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 8.99g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.19mg 0%
Choline 7.8mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.047g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kiwi
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 14.66 g
Water: 83.07 g
Other: 0.61 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 FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.3%
Contains more OtherOther +103.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.1g
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kiwi
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8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.287 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +222.5%

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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. Kiwi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168153/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.