Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
lemon
versus
cooked
fava bean
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in lemon and fava bean:
Fava bean is high in calories and lemon has 74% less calories than fava bean - lemon has 29 calories per 100 grams and fava bean has 110 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, lemon is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to fava bean for fat. Lemon has a macronutrient ratio of 10:84:6 and for fava bean, 27:70:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Lemon | Fava Bean | |
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Protein | 10% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | 70% |
Fat | 6% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Lemon has 53% less carbohydrates than fava bean - lemon has 9.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and fava bean has 19.7g of carbohydrates.
Both lemon and fava bean are high in dietary fiber. Fava bean has 93% more dietary fiber than lemon - lemon has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and fava bean has 5.4g of dietary fiber.
Lemon and fava bean contain similar amounts of sugar - lemon has 2.5g of sugar per 100 grams and fava bean has 1.8g of sugar.
Fava bean has signficantly more protein than lemon - lemon has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and fava bean has 7.6g of protein.
Both lemon and fava bean are low in saturated fat - lemon has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fava bean has 0.07g of saturated fat.
Lemon is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 175 times more Vitamin C than fava bean - lemon has 53mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and fava bean has 0.3mg of Vitamin C.
Lemon and fava bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - lemon has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and fava bean has 1ug of Vitamin A.
Lemon and fava bean contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lemon has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fava bean has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Fava bean and lemon contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - fava bean has 2.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and lemon does not contain significant amounts.
Fava bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folate. Both lemon and fava bean contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Lemon | Fava Bean | |
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Thiamin | 0.04 MG | 0.097 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.02 MG | 0.089 MG |
Niacin | 0.1 MG | 0.711 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.19 MG | 0.157 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | 0.072 MG |
Folate | 11 UG | 104 UG |
Fava bean has 38% more calcium than lemon - lemon has 26mg of calcium per 100 grams and fava bean has 36mg of calcium.
Fava bean has 150% more iron than lemon - lemon has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and fava bean has 1.5mg of iron.
Fava bean is a great source of potassium and it has 94% more potassium than lemon - lemon has 138mg of potassium per 100 grams and fava bean has 268mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both lemon and fava bean contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
Lemon | Fava Bean | |
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beta-carotene | 3 UG | 9 UG |
alpha-carotene | 1 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 11 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, lemon has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than fava bean per 100 grams.
Lemon | Fava Bean | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.026 G | 0.012 G |
Total | 0.026 G | 0.012 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, fava bean has more linoleic acid than lemon per 100 grams.
Lemon | Fava Bean | |
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linoleic acid | 0.063 G | 0.152 G |
Total | 0.063 G | 0.152 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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