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Lemongrass vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and papaya different?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, folate, and magnesium, while papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 225% more than papaya.
  • Lemongrass contains 33 times more iron than papaya. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while papaya contains 0.25mg.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Papayas, raw types were used in this article.

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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 15% 6% 16% 9.4% 15% 2.2% 4.3% 1% 5.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +185.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +297.3%
Contains more IronIron +3168%
Contains more CopperCopper +491.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2687.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +910%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12960%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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%
Papaya
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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 203% 16% 6% 0% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +182.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +102.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2242.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +282%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Papaya DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.04mg 225%
Iron 8.17mg 0.25mg 99%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 60.9mg 65%
Copper 0.266mg 0.045mg 25%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.08mg 20%
Potassium 723mg 182mg 16%
Phosphorus 101mg 10mg 13%
Folate 75µg 37µg 10%
Magnesium 60mg 21mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.027mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 47µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.357mg 5%
Carbs 25.31g 10.82g 5%
Calcium 65mg 20mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.023mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 43kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.191mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 0.47g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.038mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.058g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Sodium 6mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 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
Papaya
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.2%
Contains more FatsFats +88.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.9%
Contains more OtherOther +361.5%
Contains more WaterWater +24.8%

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
Papaya
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38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +193.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.3%

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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. Papaya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169926/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.