Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
lemon juice
versus
red wine vinegar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in lemon juice and red wine vinegar:
Lemon juice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of calories - lemon juice has 22 calories per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 19 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, lemon juice is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to red wine vinegar for carbs. Lemon juice has a macronutrient ratio of 5:88:7 and for red wine vinegar, 14:86:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Lemon juice | Red Wine Vinegar | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 5% | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 88% | 86% |
| Fat | 7% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Red wine vinegar has 24.5 times less carbohydrates than lemon juice - lemon juice has 6.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.27g of carbohydrates.
Lemon juice has more dietary fiber than red wine vinegar - lemon juice has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Red wine vinegar has less sugar than lemon juice - lemon juice has 2.5g of sugar per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon juice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of protein - lemon juice has 0.35g of protein per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.04g of protein.
Both lemon juice and red wine vinegar are low in saturated fat - lemon juice has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 76 times more Vitamin C than red wine vinegar - lemon juice has 38.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.5mg of Vitamin C.
Lemon juice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - lemon juice has 1.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon juice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lemon juice has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon juice has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Lemon juice | Red Wine Vinegar | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.024 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.091 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.131 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 20 UG | ~ |
Lemon juice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of calcium - lemon juice has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 6mg of calcium.
Lemon juice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of iron - lemon juice has 0.08mg of iron per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.45mg of iron.
Lemon juice has 164% more potassium than red wine vinegar - lemon juice has 103mg of potassium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 39mg 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 Red Wine Vinegar (Vinegar, red wine) .
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 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% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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% | 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 | |||