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Lemongrass vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lemongrass and lime

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, while lime has more vitamin C.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 227% higher.
  • Lime contains 20 times less zinc than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, while lime contains 0.11mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Limes, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +608.8%
Contains more IronIron +1261.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +309.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1927.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +461.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +450.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86%
Contains more FolateFolate +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1019.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +334%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Lime DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.008mg 227%
Iron 8.17mg 0.6mg 95%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 29.1mg 29%
Copper 0.266mg 0.065mg 22%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.11mg 19%
Potassium 723mg 102mg 18%
Folate 75µg 8µg 17%
Magnesium 60mg 6mg 13%
Phosphorus 101mg 18mg 12%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.2mg 6%
Carbs 25.31g 10.54g 5%
Calcium 65mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.043mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.217mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.03mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 30kcal 3%
Protein 1.82g 0.7g 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.055g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 1.69g N/A
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +160%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.1%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
Contains more WaterWater +25%

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +184.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +209.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.5%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.