Nutrition for Lemon Juice
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Lemon Juice Nutrition Summary
One tablespoon of lemon juice (15.3 grams or 0.54 oz) contains 3 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Lemon juice consist of 92% water, 7% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of total fat or protein.Lemon juice is a source of Vitamin C.
In one tablespoon of lemon juice:
- Calories: 3
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.4 g
- Sodium: 0.2 mg
See the Lemon Juice Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Lemon juice, raw.
Calories in Lemon Juice
Lemon juice has 3 calories per tablespoon or 20 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.92% of calories in lemon juice are from carbohydrates and 8% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 92% of the calories in lemon juice are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in lemon juice are mostly in the form of sugar (100%).
- Dietary fiber: < 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.4 g
Calories from Fat
Lemon juice does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Lemon juice is very low in total fat, with <0.1 grams per tablespoon. Most of the fat in lemon juice are healthier unsaturated fats.
Lemon juice is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Lemon juice is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: < 0.1 g
Calories Similar to Lemon Juice
Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar calories to lemon juice by weight:- Rhubarb: same
- Lime Juice: same
- Lemon: +1 calories
- Lime: +1 calories
Protein in Lemon Juice
A single tablespoon of Lemon juice contains 0.1 grams of protein. Lemon juice is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.- Protein: 0.05 g
Protein Similar to Lemon Juice
Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar amounts of protein to lemon juice by weight:- Pears: same
- Pineapple Juice: same
- Grape Juice: same
- Cranberry Juice: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Lemon Juice
Lemon juice is a source of Vitamin C.Vitamins in lemon juice (1 tbsp):
- Vitamin a: 0.3 ug
- Niacin: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 5.9 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 3.1 ug
- Calcium: 0.9 mg
- Potassium: 15.7 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 0.9 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: < 0.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 1.2 mg
- Choline: 0.8 mg
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Lemon Juice [3]
Lemon juice contains a couple of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoid lutein + zeaxanthin and flavonoid quercetin. In one tablespoon of lemon juice:
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 2 ug
- Quercetin: 0.06 mg
Lemon Juice Nutrition Chart
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