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Lemongrass vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and fruitcake

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, folate, magnesium, and phosphorus than fruitcake.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 218% more.
  • Lemongrass contains 8 times more zinc than fruitcake. Lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, while fruitcake contains 0.27mg.
  • Lemongrass contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Cake, fruitcake, commercially 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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +372.5%
Contains more IronIron +294.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +432%
Contains more ZincZinc +725.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2274.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +185.7%

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +420%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +352%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Fruitcake DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.22mg 218%
Iron 8.17mg 2.07mg 76%
Copper 0.266mg 0.05mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 3.323g 21%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.27mg 18%
Potassium 723mg 153mg 17%
Fiber 3.7g 15%
Folate 75µg 20µg 14%
Fats 0.49g 9.1g 13%
Carbs 25.31g 61.6g 12%
Calories 99kcal 324kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 4.2g 10%
Magnesium 60mg 16mg 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Sodium 6mg 101mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.119g 1.048g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.226mg 4%
Calcium 65mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.099mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.046mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.5mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 2µg 2%
Protein 1.82g 2.9g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.791mg 2%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 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% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +179%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +59.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1757.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +143.4%

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
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7677.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1854.7%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.