Lemon peel, raw leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Apple, raw: 100 g · Lemon peel, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Lemon peel, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for less sodium.
Pick Lemon peel, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy57 kcal47 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.28 g1.5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate13.6 g16 g
- Fibermore is better2.4 g10.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better10.04 g4.17 gWIN
- Total fat0.15 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.04 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg6 mg
- Potassiummore is better100 mg160 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better6 mg134 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.13 mg0.8 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better5 mg15 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—129 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.

