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Lime vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lime and honey

  • Lime is higher than honey in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Lime covers your daily vitamin C needs 32% more than honey.
  • Lime contains 14 times more fiber than honey. While lime contains 2.8g of fiber, honey contains only 0.2g.
  • The amount of sugar in lime is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lime is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Limes, raw and Honey.

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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
7
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%
Honey
Honey
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.2%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
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.
Lime
Lime
9
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%
Honey
Honey
1
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5720%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +219.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 0.5mg 32%
Carbs 10.54g 82.4g 24%
Calories 30kcal 304kcal 14%
Fiber 2.8g 0.2g 10%
Calcium 33mg 6mg 3%
Copper 0.065mg 0.036mg 3%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.068mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.42mg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 4mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2µg 2%
Protein 0.7g 0.3g 1%
Magnesium 6mg 2mg 1%
Potassium 102mg 52mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 2.2mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 0.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 429kcal 10133kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 33g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 1.69g 82.12g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.121mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
Lime
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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
Honey
Honey
1
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +416.1%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +681.8%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.