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Allspice vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between allspice and lemongrass

  • Allspice has more calcium, vitamin C, copper, magnesium, vitamin B3, and vitamin A, while lemongrass has more manganese, iron, and zinc.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 99% more than allspice.
  • Allspice contains 90 times more vitamin A than lemongrass. While allspice contains 540IU of vitamin A, lemongrass contains only 6IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lemongrass is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, allspice, ground and Lemon grass (citronella), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 96% 198% 92% 265% 184% 28% 48% 10% 384% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +916.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +285.7%
Contains more IronIron +15.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.5%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 131% 9% 0% 0% 25% 15% 54% 0% 48% 0% 0% 27% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1407.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +108.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Allspice Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 2.943mg 5.224mg 99%
Fiber 21.6g 86%
Calcium 661mg 65mg 60%
Vitamin C 39.2mg 2.6mg 41%
Copper 0.553mg 0.266mg 32%
Magnesium 135mg 60mg 18%
Carbs 72.12g 25.31g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.36g 0.17g 15%
Iron 7.06mg 8.17mg 14%
Fats 8.69g 0.49g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.86mg 1.101mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.55g 0.119g 11%
Zinc 1.01mg 2.23mg 11%
Folate 36µg 75µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.08mg 10%
Protein 6.09g 1.82g 9%
Potassium 1044mg 723mg 9%
Calories 263kcal 99kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.135mg 6%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.065mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 77mg 6mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.66g 0.054g 2%
Phosphorus 113mg 101mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 50.52g 25.31g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 9% 72% 8% 5%
Protein: 6.09 g
Fats: 8.69 g
Carbs: 72.12 g
Water: 8.46 g
Other: 4.64 g
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +234.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1673.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +184.9%
Contains more OtherOther +157.8%
Contains more WaterWater +734.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 12% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.36 g
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1122.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1288.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Allspice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171315/nutrients
  2. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.