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Lemongrass vs. Bean raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lemongrass and bean raw

  • Lemongrass has more manganese and iron; however, bean raw has more folate, copper, vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 177% higher.
  • Bean raw has 2 times less iron than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, while bean raw has 5.07mg.

Food types used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Beans, pinto, mature seeds, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 34% 123% 190% 298% 62% 176% 1.6% 150% 152%
Contains more IronIron +61.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +355.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +193.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +235.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +306.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3885.7%
~equal in Zinc ~2.28mg

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 21% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 49% 22% 47% 109% 0% 14% 394% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +142.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +996.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1470%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +492.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.174mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Bean raw DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 1.148mg 177%
Folate 75µg 525µg 113%
Copper 0.266mg 0.893mg 70%
Fiber 15.5g 62%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.713mg 54%
Selenium 0.7µg 27.9µg 49%
Phosphorus 101mg 411mg 44%
Protein 1.82g 21.42g 39%
Iron 8.17mg 5.07mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.474mg 30%
Magnesium 60mg 176mg 28%
Potassium 723mg 1393mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.785mg 15%
Starch 34.17g 14%
Choline 66.2mg 12%
Calories 99kcal 347kcal 12%
Carbs 25.31g 62.55g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.212mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 113mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.6µg 5%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 6.3mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.407g 2%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.235g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 1.23g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 47.05g N/A
Sugar 2.11g N/A
Zinc 2.23mg 2.28mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1.174mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.229g 0%
Tryptophan 0.237mg 0%
Threonine 0.81mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.871mg 0%
Leucine 1.558mg 0%
Lysine 1.356mg 0%
Methionine 0.259mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.095mg 0%
Valine 0.998mg 0%
Histidine 0.556mg 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
21% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.42 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 62.55 g
Water: 11.33 g
Other: 3.47 g
Contains more WaterWater +522.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1076.9%
Contains more FatsFats +151%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +147.1%
Contains more OtherOther +92.8%

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
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.235 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.229 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.407 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +324.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.4%

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. Bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175199/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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