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Lemongrass vs. Black gram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lemongrass and black gram

  • Lemongrass has more manganese; however, black gram is higher in copper, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, selenium, and zinc.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 161% more than black gram.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Mungo beans, 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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +242.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +345%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36%
Contains more CopperCopper +268.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1071.4%
~equal in Iron ~7.57mg

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1712%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +251.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +188%
~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 Lemongrass Black gram DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 1.527mg 161%
Copper 0.266mg 0.981mg 79%
Fiber 18.3g 73%
Magnesium 60mg 267mg 49%
Protein 1.82g 25.21g 47%
Phosphorus 101mg 379mg 40%
Folate 75µg 216µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.273mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.906mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.281mg 15%
Selenium 0.7µg 8.2µg 14%
Calories 99kcal 341kcal 12%
Carbs 25.31g 58.99g 11%
Zinc 2.23mg 3.35mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.254mg 9%
Potassium 723mg 983mg 8%
Iron 8.17mg 7.57mg 8%
Calcium 65mg 138mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1.071g 6%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1.447mg 2%
Fats 0.49g 1.64g 2%
Sodium 6mg 38mg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 40.69g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.114g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.085g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 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
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Contains more WaterWater +553.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1285.2%
Contains more FatsFats +234.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.1%
Contains more OtherOther +86.7%

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
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +530%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.114g

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.