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Coriander vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coriander and lemongrass?

  • Coriander is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 209% more.
  • Coriander has 1125 times more vitamin A than lemongrass. While coriander has 6748IU of vitamin A, lemongrass has only 6IU.

We used Coriander (cilantro) leaves, 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 19% 20% 46% 66% 75% 14% 21% 6% 56% 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 SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.8%
Contains more IronIron +361.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +346%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1126.3%
~equal in Calcium ~65mg

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 90% 112% 50% 0% 17% 37% 21% 34% 34% 0% 775% 47% 7%
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 +938.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1040%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +21%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.065mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.101mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coriander Lemongrass DV% diff.
Vitamin K 310µg 258%
Manganese 0.426mg 5.224mg 209%
Iron 1.77mg 8.17mg 80%
Vitamin A 337µg 0µg 37%
Vitamin C 27mg 2.6mg 27%
Vitamin E 2.5mg 17%
Zinc 0.5mg 2.23mg 16%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.05mg 10%
Magnesium 26mg 60mg 8%
Phosphorus 48mg 101mg 8%
Carbs 3.67g 25.31g 7%
Potassium 521mg 723mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.08mg 5%
Copper 0.225mg 0.266mg 5%
Calories 23kcal 99kcal 4%
Folate 62µg 75µg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.135mg 2%
Sodium 46mg 6mg 2%
Protein 2.13g 1.82g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.275g 0.054g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.17g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 0.87g 25.31g N/A
Calcium 67mg 65mg 0%
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.065mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.114mg 1.101mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.014g 0.119g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.13 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 3.67 g
Water: 92.21 g
Other: 1.47 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 +17%
Contains more WaterWater +30.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +589.6%
Contains more OtherOther +22.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.49g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 84% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.275 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 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 -88.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +409.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +325%

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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. Coriander - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169997/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.