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Lemongrass vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and ginger different?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, zinc, folate, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B2, while ginger is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 217% more than ginger.
  • Lemongrass contains 14 times more iron than ginger. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while ginger contains 0.6mg.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Ginger root, raw types were used in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +306.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.2%
Contains more IronIron +1261.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +555.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +197.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2181.2%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +297.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +581.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Ginger DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.229mg 217%
Iron 8.17mg 0.6mg 95%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.34mg 17%
Folate 75µg 11µg 16%
Phosphorus 101mg 34mg 10%
Potassium 723mg 415mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.034mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.16mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Calcium 65mg 16mg 5%
Magnesium 60mg 43mg 4%
Copper 0.266mg 0.226mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.203mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.025mg 3%
Carbs 25.31g 17.77g 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.75mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 80kcal 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.82g 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.75g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 6mg 13mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.203g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.4%
Contains more OtherOther +133.8%
Contains more FatsFats +53.1%
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%
~equal in Protein ~1.82g

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
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +185.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.154g

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.