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Lemongrass vs. Cauliflower — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemongrass and cauliflower?

  • Lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus, yet cauliflower is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 220% more.
  • Lemongrass has 19 times more iron than cauliflower. While lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, cauliflower has only 0.42mg.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Cauliflower, raw 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 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.8%
Contains more IronIron +1845.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +582.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +725.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3270.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +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%
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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +117.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1753.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1234%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Cauliflower DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.155mg 220%
Iron 8.17mg 0.42mg 97%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 48.2mg 51%
Copper 0.266mg 0.039mg 25%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.27mg 18%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 13%
Potassium 723mg 299mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.667mg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 15mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 44mg 8%
Choline 44.3mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.184mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Carbs 25.31g 4.97g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.06mg 6%
Folate 75µg 57µg 5%
Calories 99kcal 25kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.507mg 4%
Calcium 65mg 22mg 4%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Sodium 6mg 30mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.031g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.05mg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.92g 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 2.97g N/A
Sugar 1.91g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

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
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
Contains more FatsFats +75%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +409.3%
Contains more OtherOther +136.8%
Contains more WaterWater +30.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.92g

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
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +58.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +448.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.13g

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/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.