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Endive vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between endive and lemongrass

  • Endive has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and folate; however, lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 209% more than endive.
  • Lemongrass contains 361 times less vitamin A than endive. Endive contains 2167IU of vitamin A, while lemongrass contains 6IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Endive, 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.
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
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 +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.3%
Contains more IronIron +884.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +182.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +260.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1143.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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.
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
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 +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +89.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Endive Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.42mg 5.224mg 209%
Vitamin K 231µg 193%
Iron 0.83mg 8.17mg 92%
Copper 0.099mg 0.266mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.05mg 17%
Folate 142µg 75µg 17%
Zinc 0.79mg 2.23mg 13%
Vitamin A 108µg 0µg 12%
Potassium 314mg 723mg 12%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Magnesium 15mg 60mg 11%
Phosphorus 28mg 101mg 10%
Carbs 3.35g 25.31g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.135mg 5%
Calories 17kcal 99kcal 4%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.101mg 4%
Choline 16.8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.065mg 1%
Protein 1.25g 1.82g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Sodium 22mg 6mg 1%
Calcium 52mg 65mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 0.25g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 0.25g N/A
Saturated fat 0.048g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.054g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.072mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.063mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.053mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 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 +32.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.6%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +655.5%
Contains more OtherOther +27.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 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 -59.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.4%

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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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/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.