Lime vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lime and tamarind

Lime has more vitamin C, while tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and fiber.
Tamarind's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 33% higher.
Tamarind contains 8 times less vitamin C than lime. Lime contains 29.1mg of vitamin C, while tamarind contains 3.5mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Limes, raw and Tamarinds, raw.

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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

Tamarind

Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+124.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+515.7%
Contains more IronIron	+366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+527.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+225%

~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

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+731.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1326.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+660%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+869%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.428mg	33%
Vitamin C	29.1mg	3.5mg	28%
Iron	0.6mg	2.8mg	28%
Magnesium	6mg	92mg	20%
Carbs	10.54g	62.5g	17%
Potassium	102mg	628mg	15%
Phosphorus	18mg	113mg	14%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	1.938mg	11%
Calories	30kcal	239kcal	10%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.152mg	10%
Fiber	2.8g	5.1g	9%
Protein	0.7g	2.8g	4%
Calcium	33mg	74mg	4%
Copper	0.065mg	0.086mg	2%
Selenium	0.4µg	1.3µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	2.8µg	2%
Folate	8µg	14µg	2%
Fats	0.2g	0.6g	1%
Sodium	2mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.217mg	0.143mg	1%
Choline	5.1mg	8.6mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.022g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	429kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	333g	42g	N/A
Net carbs	7.74g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar	1.69g	38.8g	N/A
Zinc	0.11mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.008mg		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.019g	0.181g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.055g	0.059g	0%
Tryptophan	0.003mg	0.018mg	0%
Lysine	0.014mg	0.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.002mg	0.014mg	0%