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Lemongrass vs. Scallion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemongrass and scallion

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus, while scallion has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 220% more than scallion.
  • Lemongrass contains 6 times more zinc than scallion. While lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, scallion contains only 0.39mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162%
Contains more IronIron +452%
Contains more CopperCopper +220.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +471.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +173%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3165%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.8%

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +623.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Scallion DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.16mg 220%
Vitamin K 207µg 173%
Iron 8.17mg 1.48mg 84%
Copper 0.266mg 0.083mg 20%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 18.8mg 18%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.39mg 17%
Potassium 723mg 276mg 13%
Magnesium 60mg 20mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 37mg 9%
Carbs 25.31g 7.34g 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 50µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.525mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.08mg 4%
Folate 75µg 64µg 3%
Calories 99kcal 32kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.061mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.074g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.075mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.055mg 1%
Calcium 65mg 72mg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.83g 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 4.74g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Sodium 6mg 16mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 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% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +157.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +244.8%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +27.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.83g

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.1%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.