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Lemongrass vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lemongrass and olive

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, potassium, folate, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, olive is higher in vitamin A.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 226% more than olive.
  • Lemongrass has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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%
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8937.5%
Contains more IronIron +147.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +913.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26020%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.251mg

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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2875.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +788.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Olive DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.02mg 226%
Iron 8.17mg 3.3mg 61%
Sodium 6mg 735mg 32%
Potassium 723mg 8mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 7.888g 20%
Folate 75µg 0µg 19%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.22mg 18%
Fats 0.49g 10.68g 16%
Phosphorus 101mg 3mg 14%
Magnesium 60mg 4mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.037mg 7%
Carbs 25.31g 6.26g 6%
Saturated fat 0.119g 1.415g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.009mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.003mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.911g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Protein 1.82g 0.84g 2%
Copper 0.266mg 0.251mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 88mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.9mg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 115kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.015mg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 3.06g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +304.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2079.6%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +23.9%

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
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14507.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +435.9%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.