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Lemongrass vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and mustard different?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, copper, folate, potassium, and zinc, while mustard is higher in selenium and vitamin B1.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 209% more than mustard.
  • Lemongrass contains 11 times more folate than mustard. Lemongrass contains 75µg of folate, while mustard contains 7µg.
  • Lemongrass is lower in sodium.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Mustard, prepared, yellow types were 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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +375.7%
Contains more IronIron +407.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +259.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +248.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1137.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4685.7%
~equal in Calcium ~63mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +971.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +408%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Mustard DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.422mg 209%
Iron 8.17mg 1.61mg 82%
Selenium 0.7µg 33.5µg 60%
Sodium 6mg 1104mg 48%
Copper 0.266mg 0.074mg 21%
Folate 75µg 7µg 17%
Potassium 723mg 152mg 17%
Fiber 4g 16%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.64mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.177mg 9%
Carbs 25.31g 5.83g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.07mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 2.182g 5%
Protein 1.82g 3.74g 4%
Choline 22.4mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.254mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.774g 4%
Fats 0.49g 3.34g 4%
Magnesium 60mg 48mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.565mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 60kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Phosphorus 101mg 108mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 1.83g N/A
Calcium 65mg 63mg 0%
Sugar 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.009g N/A
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.214g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g 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
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +334.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.5%
Contains more FatsFats +581.6%
Contains more WaterWater +18.6%
Contains more OtherOther +87.2%

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
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3940.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +355.3%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.