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Amaranth leaves vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between amaranth leaves and lemongrass

  • Amaranth leaves have more vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and vitamin B6; however, lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 189% more than amaranth leaves.
  • Lemongrass contains 486 times less vitamin A than amaranth leaves. Amaranth leaves contain 2917IU of vitamin A, while lemongrass contains 6IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Amaranth leaves, raw 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 39% 65% 54% 87% 54% 25% 21% 2.6% 115% 4.9%
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 CalciumCalcium +230.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.3%
Contains more IronIron +252.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +147.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +490.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~60mg

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 144% 49% 0% 0% 6.8% 36% 12% 3.8% 44% 0% 2850% 64% 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 +1565.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +67.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth leaves Lemongrass DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1140µg 950%
Manganese 0.885mg 5.224mg 189%
Iron 2.32mg 8.17mg 73%
Vitamin C 43.3mg 2.6mg 45%
Vitamin A 146µg 0µg 16%
Calcium 215mg 65mg 15%
Copper 0.162mg 0.266mg 12%
Zinc 0.9mg 2.23mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.192mg 0.08mg 9%
Carbs 4.02g 25.31g 7%
Phosphorus 50mg 101mg 7%
Calories 23kcal 99kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.065mg 3%
Folate 85µg 75µg 3%
Potassium 611mg 723mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.658mg 1.101mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.135mg 2%
Protein 2.46g 1.82g 1%
Sodium 20mg 6mg 1%
Magnesium 55mg 60mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 4.02g 25.31g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.091g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.076g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.119mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.127mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.052mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.46 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 4.02 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 1.5 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 +35.2%
Contains more WaterWater +29.9%
Contains more FatsFats +48.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +529.6%
Contains more OtherOther +20%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 24% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.076 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.6%

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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. Amaranth leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168385/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.