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Lemongrass vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and bananas

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium; however, bananas are richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 215% more.
  • Lemongrass contains 31 times more iron than bananas. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while bananas contain 0.26mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Bananas, 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 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
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Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102%
Contains more IronIron +3042.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +241%
Contains more ZincZinc +1386.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +359.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1834.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%

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%
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +234.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +568%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +358.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Banana DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.27mg 215%
Iron 8.17mg 0.26mg 99%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.367mg 22%
Copper 0.266mg 0.078mg 21%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.15mg 19%
Folate 75µg 20µg 14%
Potassium 723mg 358mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 22mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Magnesium 60mg 27mg 8%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 8.7mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.334mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 5mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.073mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.665mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.031mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 89kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1µg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.09g 1%
Carbs 25.31g 22.84g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.073g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.112g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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
Banana
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +67%
Contains more FatsFats +48.5%
Contains more OtherOther +116.9%
~equal in Carbs ~22.84g
~equal in Water ~74.91g

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
Banana
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +132.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.112g

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.