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Cereal vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cereal and lemongrass

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, zinc, and vitamin C; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 519% more than lemongrass.
  • Lemongrass has 465 times less vitamin A than cereal. Cereal has 2792IU of vitamin A, while lemongrass has 6IU.
  • Lemongrass contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Cereal
Cereal
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
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 IronIron +316.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +240.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +215.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +588.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +561.3%

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.
Cereal
Cereal
8
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 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 +1380.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9573.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2590.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +352%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7382.5%
~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 Cereal Lemongrass DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.065mg 519%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.08mg 454%
Iron 34.06mg 8.17mg 324%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.135mg 287%
Manganese 0.79mg 5.224mg 193%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 1.101mg 178%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 2.23mg 49%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 2.6mg 40%
Sodium 795mg 6mg 34%
Carbs 86.85g 25.31g 21%
Folate 75µg 19%
Potassium 105mg 723mg 18%
Calories 378kcal 99kcal 14%
Copper 0.137mg 0.266mg 14%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.7µg 10%
Magnesium 19mg 60mg 10%
Protein 6.06g 1.82g 8%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Calcium 10mg 65mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.05mg 4%
Phosphorus 77mg 101mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.17g 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.49g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.119g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.054g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 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 +233%
Contains more FatsFats +120.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243.1%
Contains more OtherOther +23.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1767.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 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 +277.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +108.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.2%

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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. 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.