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Cauliflower vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cauliflower and lemongrass?

  • Cauliflower is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 220% more.
  • Cauliflower has 19 times more vitamin C than lemongrass. While cauliflower has 48.2mg of vitamin C, lemongrass has only 2.6mg.

We used Cauliflower, raw and Lemon grass (citronella), raw types in this article.

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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 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
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 +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.8%
Contains more IronIron +1845.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +582.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +725.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3270.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
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 +1753.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1234%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +117.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.155mg 5.224mg 220%
Iron 0.42mg 8.17mg 97%
Vitamin C 48.2mg 2.6mg 51%
Copper 0.039mg 0.266mg 25%
Zinc 0.27mg 2.23mg 18%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 13%
Potassium 299mg 723mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.667mg 0.05mg 12%
Magnesium 15mg 60mg 11%
Phosphorus 44mg 101mg 8%
Choline 44.3mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.184mg 0.08mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Carbs 4.97g 25.31g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.135mg 6%
Folate 57µg 75µg 5%
Calories 25kcal 99kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.507mg 1.101mg 4%
Calcium 22mg 65mg 4%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.065mg 1%
Protein 1.92g 1.82g 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 2.97g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 1.91g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.054g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 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 WaterWater +30.4%
Contains more FatsFats +75%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +409.3%
Contains more OtherOther +136.8%
~equal in Protein ~1.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 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 +58.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +448.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.119g

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/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.