First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Lemons | Kiwi fruit |
Nutrient | lemons | kiwi fruit |
Protein | 8g | 4g |
Carbohydrate | 64g | 48g |
Fiber | 19g | 10g |
Fat | 2g | 2g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | lemons | kiwi fruit |
Choline | 8% | 6% |
Vitamin A | 1% | 2% |
Vitamin C | 487% | 405% |
Vitamin E | 9% | 40% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 165% |
Lemons have significantly more Vitamins C than kiwi fruit. Kiwi fruit have significantly more Vitamins E, K than lemons. Lemons are a good source of Thiamin, Pantothenic Acid, Potassium, Calcium. Lemons are a great source of Vitamin B6, Iron. Lemons are an excellent source of Vitamin C. Kiwi fruit are a good source of Potassium, Calcium. Kiwi fruit are a great source of Vitamin E. Kiwi fruit are an excellent source of Vitamin K, Vitamin C.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | lemons | kiwi fruit |
Vitamin B1 | 28% | 9% |
Vitamin B2 | 13% | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 6% | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 26% | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 50% | 19% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | lemons | kiwi fruit |
Sodium | 1% | 1% |
Potasium | 27% | 29% |
Calcium | 36% | 22% |
Magnesium | 16% | 16% |
Phosphorus | 19% | 19% |
Iron | 69% | 17% |
Manganese | 9% | 14% |
Selenium | 6% | 1% |
Copper | 26% | 43% |
Zinc | 4% | 5% |