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Lemongrass vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and hominy

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, potassium, folate, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus than hominy.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 224% more.
  • Lemongrass contains 80 times more potassium than hominy. Lemongrass contains 723mg of potassium, while hominy contains 9mg.
  • Lemongrass contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Hominy, canned, white.

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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%
Hominy
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 0.79% 23% 10% 29% 15% 45% 9.1% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7933.3%
Contains more IronIron +1217.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +786.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7362.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%

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%
Hominy
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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 0% 0% 1% 0% 0.75% 1.4% 0.62% 9.2% 1.2% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 1.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1500%
Contains more FolateFolate +7400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +208%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Hominy DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.07mg 224%
Iron 8.17mg 0.62mg 94%
Copper 0.266mg 0.03mg 26%
Potassium 723mg 9mg 21%
Folate 75µg 1µg 19%
Sodium 6mg 345mg 15%
Zinc 2.23mg 1.05mg 11%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.006mg 10%
Magnesium 60mg 16mg 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 35mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.033mg 7%
Calcium 65mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.005mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.003mg 5%
Carbs 25.31g 14.26g 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.399g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.154mg 2%
Choline 3.1mg 1%
Calories 99kcal 72kcal 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.48g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.88g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 11.76g N/A
Sugar 1.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.123g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.231g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.045mg 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
Hominy
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.48 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 14.26 g
Water: 82.53 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.5%
Contains more OtherOther +111.8%
Contains more FatsFats +79.6%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%

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
Hominy
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16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.231 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.399 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +327.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +134.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.123g

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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. Hominy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169701/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.