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Lemongrass vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and garden rhubarb different?

  • Lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, garden rhubarb is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 219% higher.
  • Lemongrass contains 37 times more iron than garden rhubarb. While lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, garden rhubarb contains only 0.22mg.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Rhubarb, raw are the varieties 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% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151%
Contains more IronIron +3613.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +621.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2565.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +267%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +971.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.196mg 219%
Iron 8.17mg 0.22mg 99%
Copper 0.266mg 0.021mg 27%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.1mg 19%
Folate 75µg 7µg 17%
Potassium 723mg 288mg 13%
Phosphorus 101mg 14mg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 12mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.03mg 8%
Carbs 25.31g 4.54g 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.024mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.02mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 21kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 86mg 2%
Protein 1.82g 0.9g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.1µg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.085mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +102.2%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +457.5%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
Contains more WaterWater +32.6%

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.5%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.