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Lemongrass vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lemongrass and okra

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, okra is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 193% more than okra.
  • Okra has 13 times less iron than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, while okra has 0.62mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Okra, 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 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.8%
Contains more IronIron +1217.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +144%
Contains more ZincZinc +284.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +562.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~57mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +784.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +390%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Okra DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.788mg 193%
Iron 8.17mg 0.62mg 94%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 26%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 23mg 23%
Copper 0.266mg 0.109mg 17%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.58mg 15%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Potassium 723mg 299mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.2mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.215mg 10%
Carbs 25.31g 7.45g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.06mg 6%
Phosphorus 101mg 61mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 36µg 4%
Folate 75µg 60µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.245mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 33kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 82mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.027g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1mg 1%
Magnesium 60mg 57mg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.93g 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 1.48g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 6mg 7mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more FatsFats +157.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +239.7%
Contains more OtherOther +111.8%
Contains more WaterWater +26.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.93g

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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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +217.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +529.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.2%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/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.