Lemon juice leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lemon juice comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for more fiber and less sodium.
Pick Lemon juice for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g1.59 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g31.36 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.21 g1.36 g
- Total sugarsless is better17.61 g11.45 gWIN
- Total fat0.26 g1.09 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.18 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.51 mg4.55 mg
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg468.18 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.53 mg27.27 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg0.36 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg27.27 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—175.91 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.

