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Lemongrass vs. Butterbur — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and butterbur different?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while butterbur is higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 215% more than butterbur.
  • Lemongrass contains 82 times more iron than butterbur. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while butterbur contains 0.1mg.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Butterbur, (fuki), raw types were used 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 10% 31% 58% 3.8% 34% 4.4% 5.1% 0.91% 36% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +328.6%
Contains more IronIron +8070%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1293.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +741.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1806.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Potassium ~655mg

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 105% 1% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 1.9% 22% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +450.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1111.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
~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 Butterbur DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.274mg 215%
Iron 8.17mg 0.1mg 101%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 31.5mg 32%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.16mg 19%
Copper 0.266mg 0.103mg 18%
Folate 75µg 10µg 16%
Phosphorus 101mg 12mg 13%
Magnesium 60mg 14mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.02mg 9%
Carbs 25.31g 3.61g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.2mg 6%
Calories 99kcal 14kcal 4%
Calcium 65mg 103mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.02mg 4%
Protein 1.82g 0.39g 3%
Potassium 723mg 655mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.096mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.04g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 3.61g N/A
Sodium 6mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.032mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.39 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 3.61 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 1.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +601.1%
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%
Contains more WaterWater +33.9%

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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. Butterbur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170385/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.