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Lemongrass vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lemongrass and apples

  • Apples have less manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 226% more than apples.
  • Apples contain 68 times less iron than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while apples contain 0.12mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +983.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +575.7%
Contains more IronIron +6708.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +885.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +5475%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +818.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14825.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +419.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1109.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Apple DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.035mg 226%
Iron 8.17mg 0.12mg 101%
Copper 0.266mg 0.027mg 27%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.04mg 20%
Folate 75µg 3µg 18%
Potassium 723mg 107mg 18%
Magnesium 60mg 5mg 13%
Phosphorus 101mg 11mg 13%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.026mg 8%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.091mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 6mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.017mg 4%
Carbs 25.31g 13.81g 4%
Protein 1.82g 0.26g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.041mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 52kcal 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4.6mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.051g 1%
Choline 3.4mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.061mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

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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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +600%
Contains more FatsFats +188.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.3%
Contains more OtherOther +800%
Contains more WaterWater +21.2%

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
Apple
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +671.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.5%

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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. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.