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Lemongrass vs. Chard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lemongrass and chard

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, zinc, folate, copper, and phosphorus; however, chard is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and magnesium.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 213% more than chard.
  • Chard has 8 times less folate than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 75µg of folate, while chard has 9µg.
  • Lemongrass contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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%
Chard
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.7%
Contains more IronIron +261.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +575.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +206.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1464.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +205.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +592.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +226%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.085mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Chard DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 273%
Manganese 5.224mg 0.334mg 213%
Iron 8.17mg 2.26mg 74%
Vitamin A 0µg 306µg 34%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 18mg 17%
Folate 75µg 9µg 17%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.33mg 17%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Copper 0.266mg 0.163mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 33mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Sodium 6mg 179mg 8%
Carbs 25.31g 4.13g 7%
Magnesium 60mg 86mg 6%
Choline 28.7mg 5%
Potassium 723mg 549mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.36mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.086mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 20kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.034mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.163mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.028g 1%
Calcium 65mg 58mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.08g 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.88g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 2.03g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.085mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 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
Chard
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2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more FatsFats +512.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +512.8%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more WaterWater +31.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.88g

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
Chard
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21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +507.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%

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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. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/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.