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Lemongrass vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lemongrass and chili pepper

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, zinc, copper, folate, potassium, and magnesium, while chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 219% higher.
  • Chili pepper contains 9 times less zinc than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, while chili pepper contains 0.26mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Peppers, hot chili, red, 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 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +364.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.5%
Contains more IronIron +693.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +757.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2693.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57%
Contains more FolateFolate +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5426.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +532.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Chili pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.187mg 219%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 143.7mg 157%
Iron 8.17mg 1.03mg 89%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.506mg 33%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.26mg 18%
Copper 0.266mg 0.129mg 15%
Folate 75µg 23µg 13%
Vitamin K 14µg 12%
Potassium 723mg 322mg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 23mg 9%
Phosphorus 101mg 43mg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Carbs 25.31g 8.81g 6%
Calcium 65mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.086mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.201mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 40kcal 3%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1.244mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.072mg 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.87g 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 5.3g N/A
Sodium 6mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.024g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.239g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 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% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +11.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +187.3%
Contains more OtherOther +109.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.87g

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
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +125%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.6%

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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. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.