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Lemongrass vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and frog legs

  • Lemongrass has more iron, folate, potassium, zinc, and magnesium; however, frog legs are richer in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for iron is 83% more.
  • Lemongrass contains 5 times more folate than frog legs. Lemongrass contains 75µg of folate, while frog legs contain 15µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Frog legs, raw.

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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 14% 5.4% 25% 56% 83% 27% 63% 7.6% 0% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +261.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.7%
Contains more IronIron +444.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +123%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1914.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.25mg

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% 5% 20% 3% 35% 58% 23% 0% 28% 50% 0.25% 11% 35%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Frog legs DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 227%
Iron 8.17mg 1.5mg 83%
Protein 1.82g 16.4g 29%
Selenium 0.7µg 14.1µg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 50mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.4µg 17%
Folate 75µg 15µg 15%
Potassium 723mg 285mg 13%
Choline 65mg 12%
Zinc 2.23mg 1mg 11%
Magnesium 60mg 20mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.25mg 9%
Carbs 25.31g 0g 8%
Phosphorus 101mg 147mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.14mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 18mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Copper 0.266mg 0.25mg 2%
Sodium 6mg 58mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Calories 99kcal 73kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1.2mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.076g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.102g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.007g 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
16% 82%
Protein: 16.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +63.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +28.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +801.1%
Contains more WaterWater +16%

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
33% 23% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.053g

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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. Frog legs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168148/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.