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Lemongrass vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lemongrass and pasta?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, potassium, copper, zinc, magnesium, and calcium, yet pasta is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B12.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 217% higher.
  • Lemongrass has 30 times more potassium than pasta. Lemongrass has 723mg of potassium, while pasta has 24mg.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked types in this comparison.

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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%
Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +983.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2912.5%
Contains more IronIron +616.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +186%
Contains more ZincZinc +298.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2232.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~6mg

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%
Pasta
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +221.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +266%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.992mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Pasta DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.224mg 217%
Iron 8.17mg 1.14mg 88%
Potassium 723mg 24mg 21%
Copper 0.266mg 0.093mg 19%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.56mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.209mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Magnesium 60mg 18mg 10%
Protein 1.82g 5.15g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Calcium 65mg 6mg 6%
Phosphorus 101mg 63mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.034mg 4%
Folate 75µg 64µg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.183mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.429g 2%
Calories 99kcal 131kcal 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 1.05g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.992mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Carbs 25.31g 24.93g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 24.93g N/A
Sodium 6mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.15g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 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
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more OtherOther +480.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +183%
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
~equal in Carbs ~24.93g
~equal in Water ~68.56g

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
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +129.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152.4%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.