Grapefruit vs Lemon: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Grapefruit has 42 kcal and Lemon has 29 kcal, so Lemon has 31% fewer calories.

Lemon has more fiber (2.8 g vs 1.6 g). Relative to calories, Lemon is the better protein source (3.79 g vs 1.83 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Grapefruit - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Grapefruit - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Grapefruit
Serving size:
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one grapefruit (265g)slice (35g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 30

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Lemon
Serving size:
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one lemon (85g)cup (230g)half cup (115g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 30

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Grapefruit vs Lemon 100g Compare


per 100g Grapefruit Lemon
Calories 42 29
Carbohydrates 10.66 g 9.32 g
Fat 0.14 g 0.3 g
Dietary fiber 1.6 g 2.8 g
Protein 0.77 g 1.1 g
Water 88.06 g 88.98 g
Calcium 22 mg 26 mg
Iron 0.08 mg 0.6 mg
Magnessium 9 mg 8 mg
Potassium 135 mg 138 mg
Vitaminium A 1150 IU 22 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.043 mg 0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.031 mg 0.02 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.204 mg 0.1 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.262 mg 0.19 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.053 mg 0.08 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.013 µg 0.011 µg
Vitaminium C 31.2 mg 53 mg
Vitaminium E 0.13 mg 0.15 mg
Beta karoten 686 µg 1 µg

More Calories in Grapefruit

At first glance, you can see that in grapefruit is more calories than in lemon.

Grapefruit has 42 kcal per 100g and lemon 29 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 45%.

In grapefruit and in lemon most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare grapefruit with lemon in details.

Grapefruit 100g

42kcal

Calories source

  • 91% CARBS.
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

Lemon 100g

29kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.