Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
lemon juice
versus
pea shoots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in lemon juice and pea shoots:
Lemon juice and pea shoots contain similar amounts of calories - lemon juice has 22 calories per 100 grams and pea shoot has 35 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, lemon juice is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to pea shoots for fat. Lemon juice has a macronutrient ratio of 5:88:7 and for pea shoots, 23:69:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Lemon juice | Pea Shoots | |
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Protein | 5% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 88% | 69% |
Fat | 7% | 8% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Lemon juice and pea shoots contain similar amounts of carbs - lemon juice has 6.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and pea shoot has 7.1g of carbohydrates.
Pea shoot is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 700% more dietary fiber than lemon juice - lemon juice has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pea shoot has 2.4g of dietary fiber.
Lemon juice and pea shoots contain similar amounts of sugar - lemon juice has 2.5g of sugar per 100 grams and pea shoot has 3.5g of sugar.
Pea shoot has 571% more protein than lemon juice - lemon juice has 0.35g of protein per 100 grams and pea shoot has 2.4g of protein.
Both lemon juice and pea shoots are low in saturated fat - lemon juice has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pea shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Both lemon juice and pea shoots are high in Vitamin C. Lemon juice has 57% more Vitamin C than pea shoot - lemon juice has 38.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pea shoot has 24.7mg of Vitamin C.
Pea shoot has more Vitamin A than lemon juice - pea shoot has 12ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and lemon juice does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon juice and pea shoots contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lemon juice has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pea shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Pea shoot has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folate, however, lemon juice contains more pantothenic acid. Both lemon juice and pea shoots contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6.
Lemon juice | Pea Shoots | |
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Thiamin | 0.024 MG | 0.1 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | 0.05 MG |
Niacin | 0.091 MG | 1 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.131 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 0.1 MG |
Folate | 20 UG | 62 UG |
Pea shoot has 300% more calcium than lemon juice - lemon juice has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and pea shoot has 24mg of calcium.
Pea shoot has 14 times more iron than lemon juice - lemon juice has 0.08mg of iron per 100 grams and pea shoot has 1.3mg of iron.
Pea shoot has 55% more potassium than lemon juice - lemon juice has 103mg of potassium per 100 grams and pea shoot has 160mg of potassium.
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.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Lemon juice (Lemon juice, raw) and Pea Shoots (ORGANIC PEA SHOOTS) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 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% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 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 | |||