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Lemongrass vs. Mustard Greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemongrass and mustard Greens

  • Lemongrass has more iron, zinc, folate, potassium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, while mustard Greens has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Mustard Greens covers your daily need for vitamin A, 247% more than lemongrass.
  • Lemongrass contains 10 times more zinc than mustard Greens. While lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, mustard Greens contains only 0.22mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 9.3% 35% 14% 33% 49% 6% 18% 1.2% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +361.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +346.3%
Contains more IronIron +839.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +913.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.5%

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 84% 206% 36% 0% 10% 15% 8.1% 7.2% 23% 0% 1482% 6.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +873.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Mustard Greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 592.7µg 494%
Manganese 5.224mg 227%
Iron 8.17mg 0.87mg 91%
Vitamin A 0µg 618µg 69%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 25.3mg 25%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.22mg 18%
Folate 75µg 9µg 17%
Potassium 723mg 162mg 17%
Copper 0.266mg 0.146mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.78mg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 13mg 11%
Fiber 2g 8%
Phosphorus 101mg 42mg 8%
Carbs 25.31g 4.51g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.063mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 118mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.433mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 26kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.098mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.046g 1%
Protein 1.82g 2.56g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.47g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 1.41g N/A
Sodium 6mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.11g 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
3% 5% 92%
Protein: 2.56 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 91.78 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +461.2%
Contains more OtherOther +164.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.7%
Contains more WaterWater +30%
~equal in Fats ~0.47g

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% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.046 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +269.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +103.7%

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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 Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169257/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.