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Lemongrass vs. Bulgur — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lemongrass and bulgur

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, bulgur is higher in vitamin B5.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 201% more than bulgur.
  • Bulgur contains 11 times less potassium than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 723mg of potassium, while bulgur contains 68mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Bulgur, cooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 3% 6% 36% 25% 16% 17% 0.65% 79% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +963.2%
Contains more IronIron +751%
Contains more CopperCopper +254.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +291.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +757.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%

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%
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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% 0.2% 0% 14% 6.5% 19% 21% 19% 0% 1.3% 14% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +382.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +588%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.083mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Bulgur DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.609mg 201%
Iron 8.17mg 0.96mg 90%
Copper 0.266mg 0.075mg 21%
Potassium 723mg 68mg 19%
Fiber 4.5g 18%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.57mg 15%
Folate 75µg 18µg 14%
Phosphorus 101mg 40mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.028mg 8%
Magnesium 60mg 32mg 7%
Calcium 65mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.344mg 6%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 3.08g 3%
Carbs 25.31g 18.58g 2%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1mg 1%
Calories 99kcal 83kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.057mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 14.08g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 6mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.083mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.098g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.089mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.208mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 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
Bulgur
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3% 19% 78%
Protein: 3.08 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 18.58 g
Water: 77.76 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more FatsFats +104.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.2%
Contains more OtherOther +429.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.2%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%

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
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25% 18% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.098 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.7%

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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. Bulgur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170287/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.