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Lemongrass vs. Pomegranate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and pomegranate different?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, zinc, potassium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, and folate, while pomegranate is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B5.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 222% more than pomegranate.
  • Lemongrass contains 27 times more iron than pomegranate. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while pomegranate contains 0.3mg.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Pomegranates, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 21% 11% 53% 9.5% 15% 0.39% 16% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206.4%
Contains more IronIron +2623.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +537.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4289.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 34% 0% 12% 0% 17% 12% 5.5% 23% 17% 0% 41% 29% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +97.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +292.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +654%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.067mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.075mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Pomegranate DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.119mg 222%
Iron 8.17mg 0.3mg 98%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.35mg 17%
Fiber 4g 16%
Potassium 723mg 236mg 14%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Copper 0.266mg 0.158mg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 12mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 36mg 9%
Folate 75µg 38µg 9%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 10.2mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.377mg 7%
Calcium 65mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.053mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.293mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4%
Carbs 25.31g 18.7g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Calories 99kcal 83kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.079g 1%
Fats 0.49g 1.17g 1%
Protein 1.82g 1.67g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 14.7g N/A
Sugar 13.67g N/A
Sodium 6mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.067mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.075mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.12g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.093g 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% 19% 78%
Protein: 1.67 g
Fats: 1.17 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 77.93 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.3%
Contains more OtherOther +239.6%
Contains more FatsFats +138.8%
Contains more WaterWater +10.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.67g

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
41% 32% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.12 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.093 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +115.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.12g

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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. Pomegranate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169134/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.