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Lemongrass vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemongrass and chestnut

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, zinc, and folate, while chestnut has more vitamin C, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 190% more than chestnut.
  • Lemongrass contains 9 times more zinc than chestnut. While lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, chestnut contains only 0.25mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.3%
Contains more IronIron +372.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +792%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +511.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~54mg
~equal in Potassium ~715mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +97.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +926.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +532%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191.3%
~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 Chestnut DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.854mg 190%
Iron 8.17mg 1.73mg 81%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 26.7mg 27%
Copper 0.266mg 0.472mg 23%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.25mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.233mg 12%
Folate 75µg 38µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.148mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.316mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.545g 3%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.731mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.104mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 131kcal 2%
Calcium 65mg 46mg 2%
Sodium 6mg 27mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 1.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.26g 1%
Carbs 25.31g 27.76g 1%
Magnesium 60mg 54mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.476g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.82g 2g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 27.76g N/A
Potassium 723mg 715mg 0%
Phosphorus 101mg 99mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 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% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more OtherOther +153.5%
Contains more FatsFats +181.6%
~equal in Protein ~2g
~equal in Carbs ~27.76g
~equal in Water ~68.15g

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
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +781.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.6%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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.