Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
lime
versus
mint
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in lime and mint:
Lime has 57% less calories than mint - lime has 30 calories per 100 grams and mint has 70 calories.
Lime | Mint | |
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Protein | 6% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 91% | ~ |
Fat | 3% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Lime and mint contain similar amounts of carbs - lime has 10.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and mint has 14.9g of carbohydrates.
Both lime and mint are high in dietary fiber. Mint has 186% more dietary fiber than lime - lime has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mint has 8g of dietary fiber.
Mint has less sugar than lime - lime has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and mint does not contain significant amounts.
Mint has 436% more protein than lime - lime has 0.7g of protein per 100 grams and mint has 3.8g of protein.
Both lime and mint are low in saturated fat - lime has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mint has 0.25g of saturated fat.
Both lime and mint are high in Vitamin C. Mint has a little more Vitamin C (9%) than lime by weight - lime has 29.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mint has 31.8mg of Vitamin C.
Mint is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 105 times more Vitamin A than lime - lime has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mint has 212ug of Vitamin A.
Lime and mint contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lime has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mint does not contain significant amounts.
Lime and mint contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - lime has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mint does not contain significant amounts.
Mint has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both lime and mint contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Lime | Mint | |
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Thiamin | 0.03 MG | 0.082 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.02 MG | 0.266 MG |
Niacin | 0.2 MG | 1.706 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.217 MG | 0.338 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.043 MG | 0.129 MG |
Folate | 8 UG | 114 UG |
Mint is an excellent source of calcium and it has 636% more calcium than lime - lime has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and mint has 243mg of calcium.
Mint is an excellent source of iron and it has 747% more iron than lime - lime has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and mint has 5.1mg of iron.
Mint is an excellent source of potassium and it has 458% more potassium than lime - lime has 102mg of potassium per 100 grams and mint has 569mg of potassium.
Naturally occuring in fruits and vegetables, flavonoids are associated with many health benefits and used in a variety of medicinal and pharmaceutical applications. [2][3]
For specific flavonoid compounds, lime has more quercetin than mint per 100 grams, however, mint contains more apigenin and luteolin than lime per 100 grams.
Lime | Mint | |
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Quercetin | 0.4 mg | ~ |
apigenin | ~ | 5.39 mg |
luteolin | ~ | 12.66 mg |
For omega-3 fatty acids, mint has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than lime per 100 grams.
Lime | Mint | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.019 G | 0.435 G |
Total | 0.019 G | 0.435 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both lime and mint contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Lime | Mint | |
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linoleic acid | 0.036 G | 0.069 G |
Total | 0.036 G | 0.069 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||