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Lemongrass vs. Chard raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and chard raw different?

  • Lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, zinc, folate, potassium, copper, and phosphorus; however, chard raw is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 211% higher.
  • Lemongrass contains 6 times more zinc than chard raw. While lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, chard raw contains only 0.36mg.
  • Lemongrass has less sodium.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Chard, swiss, raw are the varieties 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 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.8%
Contains more IronIron +353.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +519.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +119.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1327.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
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%
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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +435.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1053.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +244%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Chard raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 830µg 692%
Manganese 5.224mg 0.366mg 211%
Iron 8.17mg 1.8mg 80%
Vitamin A 0µg 306µg 34%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 30mg 30%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.36mg 17%
Folate 75µg 14µg 15%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 13%
Potassium 723mg 379mg 10%
Copper 0.266mg 0.179mg 10%
Sodium 6mg 213mg 9%
Phosphorus 101mg 46mg 8%
Carbs 25.31g 3.74g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Magnesium 60mg 81mg 5%
Calories 99kcal 19kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.09mg 3%
Choline 18mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.172mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.04mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.07g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.099mg 1%
Calcium 65mg 51mg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.8g 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 2.14g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.11mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.036mg 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
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +576.7%
Contains more OtherOther +12.5%
Contains more WaterWater +31.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.8g

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
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.07 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +142.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.8%

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 raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.