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Drumstick leaves vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between drumstick leaves and lemongrass

  • Drumstick leaves have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 181% higher.
  • Lemongrass has 1261 times less vitamin A than drumstick leaves. Drumstick leaves have 7564IU of vitamin A, while lemongrass has 6IU.

Food types used in this article are Drumstick 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 30% 56% 30% 150% 35% 16% 48% 1.2% 139% 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 +184.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.5%
Contains more IronIron +104.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +271.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +391.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~101mg

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 172% 126% 0% 0% 64% 152% 42% 7.5% 277% 0% 0% 30% 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 +1888.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +388.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1400%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
~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 Drumstick leaves Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 1.063mg 5.224mg 181%
Vitamin B6 1.2mg 0.08mg 86%
Vitamin C 51.7mg 2.6mg 55%
Iron 4mg 8.17mg 52%
Vitamin A 378µg 0µg 42%
Vitamin B2 0.66mg 0.135mg 40%
Copper 0.105mg 0.266mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.257mg 0.065mg 16%
Protein 9.4g 1.82g 15%
Zinc 0.6mg 2.23mg 15%
Calcium 185mg 65mg 12%
Potassium 337mg 723mg 11%
Folate 40µg 75µg 9%
Fiber 2g 8%
Vitamin B3 2.22mg 1.101mg 7%
Carbs 8.28g 25.31g 6%
Magnesium 42mg 60mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.125mg 0.05mg 2%
Calories 64kcal 99kcal 2%
Phosphorus 112mg 101mg 2%
Fats 1.4g 0.49g 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 6.28g 25.31g N/A
Sodium 9mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0%
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.411mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.451mg 0%
Leucine 0.791mg 0%
Lysine 0.537mg 0%
Methionine 0.123mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.487mg 0%
Valine 0.611mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 79% 2%
Protein: 9.4 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 8.28 g
Water: 78.66 g
Other: 2.26 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 +416.5%
Contains more FatsFats +185.7%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +25.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.7%

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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. Drumstick leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168416/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.

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