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Lemongrass vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lemongrass and pumpkin

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, zinc, copper, folate, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus; however, pumpkin has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 222% higher.
  • Pumpkin has 10 times less iron than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, while pumpkin has 0.8mg.

Food types used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Pumpkin, 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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +209.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.6%
Contains more IronIron +921.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +596.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4079.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +368.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +496%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Pumpkin DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.125mg 222%
Iron 8.17mg 0.8mg 92%
Vitamin A 0µg 426µg 47%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.32mg 17%
Folate 75µg 16µg 15%
Copper 0.266mg 0.127mg 15%
Magnesium 60mg 12mg 11%
Potassium 723mg 340mg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 44mg 8%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 9mg 7%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Carbs 25.31g 6.5g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.298mg 5%
Calories 99kcal 26kcal 4%
Calcium 65mg 21mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.6mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 1g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.11mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.005g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.05mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.1g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 6g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +82%
Contains more FatsFats +390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +289.4%
Contains more OtherOther +125%
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +315.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.3%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.