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Lemongrass vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemongrass and baby food?

  • Lemongrass is higher in potassium, yet baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and magnesium.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 492% more.
  • Lemongrass has 2 times more potassium than baby food. While lemongrass has 723mg of potassium, baby food has only 437mg.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1027.7%
Contains more IronIron +481.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +288.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3600%
~equal in Zinc ~2.4mg

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%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13%
Contains more FolateFolate +74.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3650.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1912.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3053%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2048%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 8.17mg 47.5mg 492%
Manganese 5.224mg 227%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 34.714mg 210%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 2.717mg 199%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 2.438mg 198%
Calcium 65mg 733mg 67%
Selenium 0.7µg 25.9µg 46%
Phosphorus 101mg 392mg 42%
Fiber 7.5g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Protein 1.82g 12.2g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1.074mg 20%
Carbs 25.31g 73.4g 16%
Calories 99kcal 379kcal 14%
Magnesium 60mg 100mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1.697g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.189mg 8%
Copper 0.266mg 0.334mg 8%
Potassium 723mg 437mg 8%
Folate 75µg 43µg 8%
Fats 0.49g 4.4g 6%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 1.206g 3%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.769g 3%
Zinc 2.23mg 2.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 2.3mg 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Sodium 6mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +953.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +570.3%
Contains more FatsFats +798%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2133.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +898.2%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.