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Lemongrass vs. Jackfruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lemongrass and jackfruit?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium, yet jackfruit is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 225% higher.
  • Lemongrass has 36 times more iron than jackfruit. Lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, while jackfruit has 0.23mg.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Jackfruit, raw types in this comparison.

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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 21% 7.2% 40% 8.6% 25% 3.5% 9% 0.26% 5.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +106.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.4%
Contains more IronIron +3452.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +1615.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12048.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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 46% 1.7% 6.8% 0% 26% 13% 17% 14% 76% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +426.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +370%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +311.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Jackfruit DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.043mg 225%
Iron 8.17mg 0.23mg 99%
Copper 0.266mg 0.076mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.329mg 19%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.13mg 19%
Folate 75µg 24µg 13%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 13.7mg 12%
Fructose 9.19g 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 21mg 11%
Potassium 723mg 448mg 8%
Magnesium 60mg 29mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.055mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.235mg 4%
Calcium 65mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.105mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.92mg 1%
Starch 1.47g 1%
Carbs 25.31g 23.25g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.094g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Calories 99kcal 95kcal 0%
Protein 1.82g 1.72g 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 21.75g N/A
Sugar 19.08g N/A
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.195g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.155g 0%
Tryptophan 0.034mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.069mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.079g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.015g 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
2% 23% 73%
Protein: 1.72 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 23.25 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 0.93 g
Contains more OtherOther +93.5%
Contains more FatsFats +30.6%
~equal in Protein ~1.72g
~equal in Carbs ~23.25g
~equal in Water ~73.46g

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
44% 35% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.195 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +187%

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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. Jackfruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174687/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.