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Limes Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 41

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 0g %0

Saturated Fat 0g %0

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg %0

Sodium 2mg %0

Total Carbohydrate 11g %3

Dietary Fiber 3g %10

Total Sugars 2g

Protein 1g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 33.0mg %2

Iron 0.6mg %3

Potassium 102mg %2

Phosphorus 18.0mg %1

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in limes

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin B12 0.0µg %0

Vitamin K 0.6µg %1

Choline, total 5.1mg %1

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.2mg %1

Vitamin E 0.2mg %1

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.0mg %2

Vitamin A 50.0IU %2

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %3

Vitamin B6 0.0mg %3

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.2mg %4

Vitamin C 29.1mg %32

Minerals in limes

Sodium 2.0mg %0

Manganese 0.0mg %0

Selenium 0.4µg %1

Zinc 0.1mg %1

Magnesium 6.0mg %1

Phosphorus 18.0mg %2

Calcium 33.0mg %3

Potassium 102.0mg %3

Iron 0.6mg %3

Copper 0.1mg %7

Amino Acids in limes

Methionine 0.0g %0

Lysine 0.0g %1

Tryptophan 0.0g %1

Fatty Acids in limes

DHA 0.00g %0

EPA 0.00g %0

DPA 0.00g %0

Omega-3 0.00g %0

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of limes is 27.3/100 which makes it a excellent quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Limes has an incomplete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Lysine 45 14
Tryptophan 6 3
Met+Cys 22 2
Phe+Tyr 30 0

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in limes is 1.0 which makes it a low P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of limes is 0.3 which makes it a low energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in limes as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for limes is 19/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

19%
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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for limes

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 N/A <4
Zinc:Copper 1.69 <12
Potassium:Sodium 51.00 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 5.50 <2
Iron:Copper 9.23 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 1.83 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 55%

55%
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This food is insulinogenic with low insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

79% of insulinogenic calories

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