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Lemongrass vs. Espresso — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and espresso

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B6; however, espresso is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 225% more.
  • Lemongrass contains 75 times more folate than espresso. Lemongrass contains 75µg of folate, while espresso contains 1µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-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 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +528.7%
Contains more IronIron +6184.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +432%
Contains more ZincZinc +4360%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1342.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10348%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%

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% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3900%
Contains more FolateFolate +7400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +372.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Espresso DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.05mg 225%
Iron 8.17mg 0.13mg 101%
Caffeine 212mg 53%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 5.207mg 26%
Copper 0.266mg 0.05mg 24%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.05mg 20%
Folate 75µg 1µg 19%
Potassium 723mg 115mg 18%
Phosphorus 101mg 7mg 13%
Carbs 25.31g 1.67g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.002mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.001mg 5%
Calories 99kcal 9kcal 5%
Magnesium 60mg 80mg 5%
Protein 1.82g 0.12g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.177mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.2mg 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.092g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 1.67g N/A
Sodium 6mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.028mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0g 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% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1416.7%
Contains more FatsFats +172.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1415.6%
Contains more OtherOther +682.6%
Contains more WaterWater +38.6%

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
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%

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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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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.