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Lime vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lime and plums different?

  • Lime has more vitamin C, fiber, and iron; however, plums are richer in vitamin A.
  • Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 22% more than plums.
  • Lime has 6 times more calcium than plums. Lime has 33mg of calcium, while plums have 6mg.
  • Lime contains less sugar.
  • Plums have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of plums is 53, while the glycemic index of lime is 32.

Limes, raw and Plums, 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.
Lime
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%
Plum
Plum
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +252.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +14%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550%
~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg

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.
Lime
Lime
4
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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Plum
Plum
5
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 32% 0% 5.7% 5.2% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +750%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +966.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Plum DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 9.5mg 22%
Fiber 2.8g 1.4g 6%
Iron 0.6mg 0.17mg 5%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 6.4µg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Calcium 33mg 6mg 3%
Potassium 102mg 157mg 2%
Vitamin A 2µg 17µg 2%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.135mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 46kcal 1%
Copper 0.065mg 0.057mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.417mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.029mg 1%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1.9mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.7g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 1.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 429kcal 657kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 217g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 10.02g N/A
Carbs 10.54g 11.42g 0%
Magnesium 6mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 1.69g 9.92g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.1mg 0%
Phosphorus 18mg 16mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.028mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.026mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.134g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Plum
Plum
3
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.7g
~equal in Carbs ~11.42g
~equal in Water ~87.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
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
Plum
Plum
2
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +605.3%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/nutrients
  2. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.