Lemongrass vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemongrass and baked beans?

Lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, potassium, folate, and vitamin B2, yet baked beans are higher in selenium.
Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 216% more.
Lemongrass has 4 times more iron than baked beans. While lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, baked beans have only 1.99mg.
The amount of saturated fat in lemongrass is lower.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Beans, baked, home prepared 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.

Lemongrass

Baked beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+102%
Contains more IronIron	+310.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+67.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+205.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1948.6%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+714.3%

~equal in Calcium ~61mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~109mg

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.

Lemongrass

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+175.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+169.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	5.224mg	0.255mg	216%
Iron	8.17mg	1.99mg	77%
Fiber		5.5g	22%
Sodium	6mg	422mg	18%
Zinc	2.23mg	0.73mg	14%
Copper	0.266mg	0.159mg	12%
Potassium	723mg	358mg	11%
Selenium	0.7µg	5.7µg	9%
Saturated fat	0.119g	1.948g	8%
Protein	1.82g	5.54g	7%
Folate	75µg	48µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.049mg	7%
Fats	0.49g	5.15g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.065mg	0.136mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.054g	2.133g	5%
Vitamin B3	1.101mg	0.408mg	4%
Magnesium	60mg	43mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.17g	0.74g	4%
Calories	99kcal	155kcal	3%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.155mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin C	2.6mg	1.1mg	2%
Phosphorus	101mg	109mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.09mg	1%
Carbs	25.31g	21.63g	1%
Net carbs	25.31g	16.13g	N/A
Calcium	65mg	61mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.067mg	0%
Threonine		0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.242mg	0%
Leucine		0.428mg	0%
Lysine		0.379mg	0%
Methionine		0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.287mg	0%
Valine		0.282mg	0%
Histidine		0.153mg	0%