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Lemongrass vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lemongrass and oatmeal

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, and magnesium; however, oatmeal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 203% more than oatmeal.
  • Oatmeal contains 12 times less potassium than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 723mg of potassium, while oatmeal contains 61mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).

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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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1085.2%
Contains more IronIron +37.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +303%
Contains more ZincZinc +259.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +836.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +614.3%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +534%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Oatmeal DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.558mg 203%
Iron 8.17mg 5.96mg 28%
Copper 0.266mg 0.066mg 22%
Potassium 723mg 61mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.29mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.26mg 16%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.62mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 130µg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 3.025mg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 26mg 8%
Folate 75µg 44µg 8%
Selenium 0.7µg 5µg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.215mg 6%
Carbs 25.31g 11.67g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.317mg 5%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 101mg 77mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.426g 2%
Calories 99kcal 68kcal 2%
Sodium 6mg 49mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 80mg 2%
Protein 1.82g 2.37g 1%
Choline 4.7mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 1.36g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.391g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 9.97g N/A
Sugar 0.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.003g N/A
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.226g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.9%
Contains more OtherOther +215.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.2%
Contains more FatsFats +177.6%
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%

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
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +624.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150.6%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.