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Lemongrass vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lemongrass and agar

  • Lemongrass has more manganese; however, agar is higher in magnesium, iron, folate, vitamin B5, calcium, copper, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Agar covers your daily magnesium needs 169% more than lemongrass.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Seaweed, agar, dried.

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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 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 550% 188% 99% 803% 203% 158% 22% 13% 561% 40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1183.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +861.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +161.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +129.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%

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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
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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 0% 0% 100% 0% 2.5% 51% 3.8% 181% 70% 0% 61% 435% 35%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +445%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5936%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +278.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +673.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Agar DV% diff.
Magnesium 60mg 770mg 169%
Iron 8.17mg 21.4mg 165%
Folate 75µg 580µg 126%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 3.018mg 59%
Calcium 65mg 625mg 56%
Manganese 5.224mg 4.3mg 40%
Copper 0.266mg 0.61mg 38%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Zinc 2.23mg 5.8mg 32%
Fiber 7.7g 31%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Carbs 25.31g 80.88g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.303mg 17%
Choline 63.3mg 12%
Potassium 723mg 1125mg 12%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.4µg 12%
Calories 99kcal 306kcal 10%
Protein 1.82g 6.21g 9%
Phosphorus 101mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.222mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.202mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.01mg 5%
Sodium 6mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Fats 0.49g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.102g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
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6% 81% 9% 4%
Protein: 6.21 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 80.88 g
Water: 8.68 g
Other: 3.93 g
Contains more FatsFats +63.3%
Contains more WaterWater +713.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +241.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +219.6%
Contains more OtherOther +118.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.7%

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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. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/nutrients
  2. Agar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170090/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.