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Lemongrass vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lemongrass and french fries

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, and folate; however, french fries are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 216% more than french fries.
  • French fries have 10 times less iron than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, while french fries have 0.81mg.
  • Lemongrass contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil.

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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 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +261.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.9%
Contains more IronIron +908.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +346%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2015%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +246.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1060%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +365%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass French fries DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.247mg 216%
Iron 8.17mg 0.81mg 92%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 5.398g 35%
Fats 0.49g 14.73g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.372mg 22%
Copper 0.266mg 0.124mg 16%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.5mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 5.969g 15%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 3.004mg 12%
Calories 99kcal 312kcal 11%
Folate 75µg 30µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.58mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.119g 2.336g 10%
Sodium 6mg 210mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.17mg 9%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.039mg 7%
Choline 36.8mg 7%
Magnesium 60mg 35mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 18mg 5%
Carbs 25.31g 41.44g 5%
Potassium 723mg 579mg 4%
Protein 1.82g 3.43g 3%
Phosphorus 101mg 125mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4.7mg 2%
Net carbs 25.31g 37.64g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.06g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g 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
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +83.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2906.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.7%
~equal in Other ~1.85g

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
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.336 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.398 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10953.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3075.3%

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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. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/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.