Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
grapes
versus
lemon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in grapes and lemon:
Lemon has 58% less calories than grape - lemon has 29 calories per 100 grams and grape has 69 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, grapes is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to lemon per calorie. Grapes has a macronutrient ratio of 4:94:2 and for lemon, 10:84:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Grapes | Lemon | |
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Protein | 4% | 10% |
Carbohydrates | 94% | 84% |
Fat | 2% | 6% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Lemon has 49% less carbohydrates than grape - lemon has 9.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and grape has 18.1g of carbohydrates.
Lemon is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 211% more dietary fiber than grape - lemon has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and grape has 0.9g of dietary fiber.
Lemon has 5.1 times less sugar than grape - lemon has 2.5g of sugar per 100 grams and grape has 15.5g of sugar.
Lemon and grapes contain similar amounts of protein - lemon has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and grape has 0.72g of protein.
Both lemon and grapes are low in saturated fat - lemon has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and grape has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Lemon is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 15 times more Vitamin C than grape - lemon has 53mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and grape has 3.2mg of Vitamin C.
Lemon and grapes contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - lemon has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and grape has 3ug of Vitamin A.
Lemon and grapes contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lemon has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and grape has 0.19mg of Vitamin E.
Grape has more Vitamin K than lemon - grape has 14.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and lemon does not contain significant amounts.
Grape has more riboflavin, however, lemon contains more pantothenic acid and folate. Both grapes and lemon contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6.
Grapes | Lemon | |
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Thiamin | 0.069 MG | 0.04 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.07 MG | 0.02 MG |
Niacin | 0.188 MG | 0.1 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.05 MG | 0.19 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.086 MG | 0.08 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 11 UG |
Lemon has 160% more calcium than grape - lemon has 26mg of calcium per 100 grams and grape has 10mg of calcium.
Lemon and grapes contain similar amounts of iron - lemon has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and grape has 0.36mg of iron.
Grape has 38% more potassium than lemon - lemon has 138mg of potassium per 100 grams and grape has 191mg 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 grapes and lemon contain small amounts of alpha-carotene.
Grapes | Lemon | |
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beta-carotene | 39 UG | 3 UG |
alpha-carotene | 1 UG | 1 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 72 UG | 11 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, lemon has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than grape per 100 grams.
Grapes | Lemon | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.011 G | 0.026 G |
Total | 0.011 G | 0.026 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both grapes and lemon contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Grapes | Lemon | |
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linoleic acid | 0.037 G | 0.063 G |
Total | 0.037 G | 0.063 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Grapes or Lemon .
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