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Crouton vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crouton and lemongrass

  • Crouton has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and folate; however, lemongrass has more manganese, iron, potassium, zinc, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 205% higher.
  • Lemongrass has 116 times less sodium than crouton. Crouton has 698mg of sodium, while lemongrass has 6mg.

Food types used in this article are Croutons, plain 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +16.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5257.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +483.1%
Contains more IronIron +100.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +150.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +944.8%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +858.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +394%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +758%
Contains more FolateFolate +76%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~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 Crouton Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.5mg 5.224mg 205%
Selenium 37.5µg 0.7µg 67%
Iron 4.08mg 8.17mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.065mg 47%
Sodium 698mg 6mg 30%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 1.101mg 27%
Fiber 5.1g 20%
Protein 11.9g 1.82g 20%
Potassium 124mg 723mg 18%
Carbs 73.5g 25.31g 16%
Calories 407kcal 99kcal 15%
Folate 132µg 75µg 14%
Zinc 0.89mg 2.23mg 12%
Copper 0.163mg 0.266mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.135mg 11%
Fats 6.6g 0.49g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.05mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.054g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.17g 7%
Magnesium 31mg 60mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.119g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.6mg 3%
Phosphorus 115mg 101mg 2%
Calcium 76mg 65mg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 25.31g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 +553.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1246.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190.4%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1183.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 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 +5564.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +648.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.