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Lemongrass vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and crab meat different?

  • Lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, and potassium; however, crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 479% higher.
  • Lemongrass contains 131 times more manganese than crab meat. While lemongrass contains 5.224mg of manganese, crab meat contains only 0.04mg.
  • Lemongrass has less sodium.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 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 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176%
Contains more IronIron +975%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12960%
Contains more CopperCopper +344.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +241.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +177.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5614.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~63mg
~equal in Calcium ~59mg

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 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 11.5µg 479%
Manganese 5.224mg 0.04mg 225%
Copper 0.266mg 1.182mg 102%
Iron 8.17mg 0.76mg 93%
Selenium 0.7µg 40µg 71%
Zinc 2.23mg 7.62mg 49%
Sodium 6mg 1072mg 46%
Protein 1.82g 19.35g 35%
Phosphorus 101mg 280mg 26%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Potassium 723mg 262mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.18mg 8%
Carbs 25.31g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.4mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.055mg 6%
Folate 75µg 51µg 6%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 7.6mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.536g 2%
Fats 0.49g 1.54g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.053mg 1%
Magnesium 60mg 63mg 1%
Calcium 65mg 59mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1.34mg 1%
Calories 99kcal 97kcal 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.133g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 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
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +963.2%
Contains more FatsFats +214.3%
~equal in Water ~77.55g

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
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +242.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +215.3%

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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. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/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.