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Lemongrass vs. Lemonade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lemongrass and lemonade

  • Lemonade has less manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 227% more than lemonade.
  • Lemonade contains 112 times less zinc than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, while lemonade contains 0.02mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water.

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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 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 6% 7% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 0.65% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4720%
Contains more IronIron +5006.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +11050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4950%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104380%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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 13% 0% 0.2% 0% 1.5% 4.8% 0.3% 0.78% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6781.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +7400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Lemonade DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.005mg 227%
Iron 8.17mg 0.16mg 100%
Copper 0.266mg 0.021mg 27%
Potassium 723mg 15mg 21%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.02mg 20%
Folate 75µg 1µg 19%
Phosphorus 101mg 2mg 14%
Magnesium 60mg 2mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.021mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.016mg 7%
Calcium 65mg 4mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.006mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.006mg 5%
Carbs 25.31g 10.42g 5%
Protein 1.82g 0.07g 4%
Calories 99kcal 40kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.013mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.006g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.013g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 3.9mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.04g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 10.42g N/A
Sugar 9.98g N/A
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.002g 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
10% 89%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 10.42 g
Water: 89.35 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2500%
Contains more FatsFats +1125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +26.6%

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
29% 10% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.006 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.013 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1207.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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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. Lemonade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173217/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.