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Lemongrass vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lemongrass and chicken soup

  • Chicken soup contains less iron, copper, zinc, potassium, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium than lemongrass.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for lemongrass is 100% higher.
  • Chicken soup has 22 times less calcium than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 65mg of calcium, while chicken soup has 3mg.
  • Lemongrass is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared.

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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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +588.6%
Contains more IronIron +3790.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +392.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1492.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +274.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +214.3%

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Chicken soup DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 227%
Iron 8.17mg 0.21mg 100%
Copper 0.266mg 0.054mg 24%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.14mg 19%
Folate 75µg 5µg 18%
Potassium 723mg 105mg 18%
Magnesium 60mg 4mg 13%
Phosphorus 101mg 27mg 11%
Carbs 25.31g 3.53g 7%
Sodium 6mg 143mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1.584mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.035mg 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.2µg 3%
Calories 99kcal 36kcal 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.2mg 3%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Protein 1.82g 2.52g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.061mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 1.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.321g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.582g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 3.53g N/A
Sugar 1.58g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.213g 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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +617%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.5%
Contains more FatsFats +144.9%
Contains more WaterWater +30.6%

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
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +977.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.3%

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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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.