Lemongrass vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lemongrass and pecan pie?

Lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, potassium, folate, and zinc, yet pecan pie is higher in selenium and vitamin B1.
Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 196% more.
Lemongrass has 6 times more iron than pecan pie. While lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, pecan pie has only 1.48mg.
The amount of saturated fat in lemongrass is lower.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe types 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.

Lemongrass

Pecan pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+103.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+443.6%
Contains more IronIron	+452%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+633.7%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+1614.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~94mg

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.

Lemongrass

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+188.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+189.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+858%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	5.224mg	0.712mg	196%
Iron	8.17mg	1.48mg	84%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.17g	5.71g	37%
Fats	0.49g	22.2g	33%
Cholesterol	0mg	87mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	0.054g	11.181g	28%
Selenium	0.7µg	12µg	21%
Saturated fat	0.119g	3.989g	18%
Potassium	723mg	133mg	17%
Calories	99kcal	412kcal	16%
Folate	75µg	26µg	12%
Zinc	2.23mg	1.02mg	11%
Sodium	6mg	262mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.065mg	0.188mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.479mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	82µg	9%
Carbs	25.31g	52.2g	9%
Magnesium	60mg	26mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.17µg	7%
Copper	0.266mg	0.211mg	6%
Protein	1.82g	4.9g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.18mg	3%
Calcium	65mg	32mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.6mg	0.2mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.06mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.101mg	0.847mg	2%
Phosphorus	101mg	94mg	1%
Net carbs	25.31g	52.2g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.069mg	0%
Threonine		0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.223mg	0%
Leucine		0.372mg	0%
Lysine		0.248mg	0%
Methionine		0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.25mg	0%
Valine		0.255mg	0%
Histidine		0.116mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.008g	N/A