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Lemongrass vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemongrass and prunes

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, folate, and zinc, while prunes have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 214% more than prunes.
  • Lemongrass contains 19 times more folate than prunes. While lemongrass contains 75µg of folate, prunes contain only 4µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.2%
Contains more IronIron +778.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +406.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1647.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~732mg
~equal in Copper ~0.281mg

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%
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1775%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +744%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Prunes DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.299mg 214%
Iron 8.17mg 0.93mg 91%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 50%
Fiber 7.1g 28%
Folate 75µg 4µg 18%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.44mg 16%
Carbs 25.31g 63.88g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.205mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.422mg 7%
Calories 99kcal 240kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 1.882mg 5%
Phosphorus 101mg 69mg 5%
Magnesium 60mg 41mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 39µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.186mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0.6mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 43mg 2%
Copper 0.266mg 0.281mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.062g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.051mg 1%
Protein 1.82g 2.18g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 56.78g N/A
Potassium 723mg 732mg 0%
Sugar 38.13g N/A
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 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
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more FatsFats +28.9%
Contains more WaterWater +128.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +152.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%

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
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +174.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.053g

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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