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Lemongrass vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lemongrass and dried fruit

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, zinc, folate, and magnesium; however, dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 217% higher.
  • Dried fruit has 8 times less folate than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 75µg of folate, while dried fruit has 10µg.

Food types used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked.

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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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +207.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +471.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2123%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.9%
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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +932%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Dried fruit DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.235mg 217%
Iron 8.17mg 2.66mg 69%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 29%
Fiber 7.3g 29%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.39mg 17%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Folate 75µg 10µg 16%
Potassium 723mg 1162mg 13%
Carbs 25.31g 62.64g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.516mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 2.589mg 9%
Copper 0.266mg 0.343mg 9%
Calories 99kcal 241kcal 7%
Magnesium 60mg 32mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.143mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.015mg 4%
Phosphorus 101mg 71mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 3.39g 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.074g 1%
Calcium 65mg 55mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 55.34g N/A
Sugar 53.44g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 6mg 10mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 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% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +128.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +147.5%
Contains more OtherOther +42.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.51g

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
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37%

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.