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Lemongrass vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lemongrass and red cabbage

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, red cabbage has more vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 217% higher.
  • Red cabbage has 16 times less copper than lemongrass. Lemongrass has 0.266mg of copper, while red cabbage has 0.017mg.

Food types used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Cabbage, 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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +197.5%
Contains more IronIron +921.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1464.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +913.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2049.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2092.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +194%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Red cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.243mg 217%
Iron 8.17mg 0.8mg 92%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 57mg 60%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 32%
Copper 0.266mg 0.017mg 28%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.22mg 18%
Folate 75µg 18µg 14%
Potassium 723mg 243mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.209mg 10%
Magnesium 60mg 16mg 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 30mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 56µg 6%
Carbs 25.31g 7.37g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.069mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.418mg 4%
Choline 17.1mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 31kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.147mg 2%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Calcium 65mg 45mg 2%
Protein 1.82g 1.43g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.16g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.08g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Sodium 6mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 5.27g N/A
Sugar 3.83g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.064mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 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% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.3%
Contains more FatsFats +206.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243.4%
Contains more OtherOther +176.9%
Contains more WaterWater +28.1%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.4%

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/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.