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Hot sauce vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between hot sauce and lemongrass

  • Hot sauce has more vitamin C; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 225% more than hot sauce.
  • Lemongrass has 441 times less sodium than hot sauce. Hot sauce has 2643mg of sodium, while lemongrass has 6mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
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 +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +402.1%
Contains more IronIron +1602.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +850%
Contains more ZincZinc +1927.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +818.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10561.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 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 +2776.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +333.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.049mg 5.224mg 225%
Sodium 2643mg 6mg 115%
Iron 0.48mg 8.17mg 96%
Vitamin C 74.8mg 2.6mg 80%
Copper 0.028mg 0.266mg 26%
Zinc 0.11mg 2.23mg 19%
Folate 6µg 75µg 17%
Potassium 144mg 723mg 17%
Magnesium 5mg 60mg 13%
Phosphorus 11mg 101mg 13%
Carbs 1.75g 25.31g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 0.08mg 6%
Calcium 8mg 65mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 1.101mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.135mg 4%
Calories 11kcal 99kcal 4%
Protein 0.51g 1.82g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.065mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.05mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 1.45g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 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 +27.5%
Contains more OtherOther +310.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +256.9%
Contains more FatsFats +32.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1346.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 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 -56.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +80%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.