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Lemongrass vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and maple sugar

  • Lemongrass has more iron, manganese, folate, copper, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, maple sugar is richer in zinc.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for iron is 82% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Sugars, maple.

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +215.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163.9%
Contains more IronIron +407.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +171.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +622.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +938.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2652.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.048mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Maple sugar DV% diff.
Iron 8.17mg 1.61mg 82%
Manganese 5.224mg 4.422mg 35%
Zinc 2.23mg 6.06mg 35%
Carbs 25.31g 90.9g 22%
Folate 75µg 0µg 19%
Copper 0.266mg 0.099mg 19%
Phosphorus 101mg 3mg 14%
Calories 99kcal 354kcal 13%
Potassium 723mg 274mg 13%
Magnesium 60mg 19mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.013mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.04mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.003mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.009mg 5%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 65mg 90mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 0.1g 3%
Fats 0.49g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 84.87g N/A
Sodium 6mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.048mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.1g 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1720%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more WaterWater +782.3%
Contains more OtherOther +125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +259.1%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.5%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.