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Lemongrass vs. Black tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemongrass and black tea?

  • Lemongrass is richer than black tea in manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 218% more.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water 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 2.1% 0% 3.3% 0.75% 3.3% 0.55% 0.43% 0.39% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1854.1%
Contains more IronIron +40750%
Contains more CopperCopper +2560%
Contains more ZincZinc +11050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2285.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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% 0% 0% 0% 3.2% 0% 0.66% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +864.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Black tea DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.219mg 218%
Iron 8.17mg 0.02mg 102%
Copper 0.266mg 0.01mg 28%
Potassium 723mg 37mg 20%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.02mg 20%
Folate 75µg 5µg 18%
Magnesium 60mg 3mg 14%
Phosphorus 101mg 1mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.014mg 9%
Carbs 25.31g 0.3g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0mg 7%
Calcium 65mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0mg 6%
Calories 99kcal 1kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0mg 5%
Caffeine 20mg 5%
Protein 1.82g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.011mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.002g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.004g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 6mg 3mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.001g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.3 g
Water: 99.7 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8336.7%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%

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
29% 14% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4150%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Black tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173227/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.