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Lemongrass vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lemongrass and pot roast

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, and folate; however, pot roast is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 227% more than pot roast.
  • Pot roast contains 8 times less folate than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 75µg of folate, while pot roast contains 9µg.
  • Lemongrass has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +215.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +306.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +213%
Contains more IronIron +237.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52140%
Contains more ZincZinc +198.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3757.1%

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 0% 0% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +272.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1042%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.059mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Pot roast DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.01mg 227%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.13µg 89%
Iron 8.17mg 2.42mg 72%
Protein 1.82g 28.94g 54%
Selenium 0.7µg 27µg 48%
Zinc 2.23mg 6.66mg 40%
Cholesterol 0mg 116mg 39%
Saturated fat 0.119g 7.548g 34%
Fats 0.49g 19.17g 29%
Choline 110.2mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 8.175g 20%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 4.105mg 19%
Copper 0.266mg 0.099mg 19%
Folate 75µg 9µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.283mg 16%
Potassium 723mg 231mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.571mg 10%
Calories 99kcal 297kcal 10%
Magnesium 60mg 19mg 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 174mg 10%
Carbs 25.31g 0g 8%
Calcium 65mg 16mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.708g 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.171mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 6mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.059mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 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
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +36%
Contains more OtherOther +-18100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1490.1%
Contains more FatsFats +3812.2%

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
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15038.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +316.5%

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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. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/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.