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Lemongrass vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and lentil soup different?

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, folate, magnesium, and vitamin B2 than lentil soup.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 222% higher.
  • Lemongrass contains 8 times more iron than lentil soup. While lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, lentil soup contains only 1.07mg.
  • Lemongrass has less sodium.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +282.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +402.1%
Contains more IronIron +663.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains more ZincZinc +643.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4253.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Lentil soup DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.12mg 222%
Iron 8.17mg 1.07mg 89%
Sodium 6mg 532mg 23%
Copper 0.266mg 0.07mg 22%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.3mg 18%
Potassium 723mg 144mg 17%
Folate 75µg 20µg 14%
Magnesium 60mg 9mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.045mg 7%
Carbs 25.31g 8.16g 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Calcium 65mg 17mg 5%
Phosphorus 101mg 74mg 4%
Protein 1.82g 3.74g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.545mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.14mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.45g 2%
Calories 99kcal 56kcal 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 1.7mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 1.12g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 8.16g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.07mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.13g 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
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +210.2%
Contains more OtherOther +46.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.5%
Contains more FatsFats +128.6%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%

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
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +863%

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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. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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