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Lemongrass vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lemongrass and brown sugar?

  • Brown sugar has less manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3 than lemongrass.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 224% higher.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Sugars, brown types in this comparison.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +443.6%
Contains more IronIron +1050.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +466%
Contains more ZincZinc +7333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2425%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8062.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%

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% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +900.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +7400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +164%
~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 Brown sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.064mg 224%
Iron 8.17mg 0.71mg 93%
Carbs 25.31g 98.09g 24%
Copper 0.266mg 0.047mg 24%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.03mg 20%
Folate 75µg 1µg 19%
Potassium 723mg 133mg 17%
Phosphorus 101mg 4mg 14%
Calories 99kcal 380kcal 14%
Magnesium 60mg 9mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 0.12g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.041mg 3%
Calcium 65mg 83mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.132mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0g 1%
Sodium 6mg 28mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.2µg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0g 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1416.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5167.2%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.6%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.