Lemon peel, raw leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Lemon peel, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Lemon peel, raw for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy32 kcal47 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.4 g1.5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.69 g16 g
- Fibermore is better1.1 g10.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—4.17 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better7 mg6 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better146 mg160 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better12 mg134 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.8 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN18 mg15 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1677.6 mg129 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

