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Lemongrass vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemongrass and ice cream?

  • Lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, folate, potassium, zinc, and magnesium, yet ice cream is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 227% more.
  • Lemongrass has 91 times more iron than ice cream. While lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, ice cream has only 0.09mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lemongrass is lower.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Ice creams, vanilla types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +328.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +263.3%
Contains more IronIron +8977.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1056.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +223.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +157.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +849.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1062%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Ice cream DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.008mg 227%
Iron 8.17mg 0.09mg 101%
Saturated fat 0.119g 6.79g 30%
Copper 0.266mg 0.023mg 27%
Folate 75µg 5µg 18%
Fats 0.49g 11g 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Potassium 723mg 199mg 15%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.69mg 14%
Vitamin A 0µg 118µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.581mg 11%
Magnesium 60mg 14mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.24mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 2.969g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.116mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 128mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Calories 99kcal 207kcal 5%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Sodium 6mg 80mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 3.5g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.048mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.452g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Phosphorus 101mg 105mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Carbs 25.31g 23.6g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 21.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.7%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2144.9%
~equal in Carbs ~23.6g

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5398.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +165.9%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.