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Lemongrass vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lemongrass and spaghetti

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, potassium, copper, folate, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while spaghetti has more selenium.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 213% more than spaghetti.
  • Lemongrass contains 16 times more potassium than spaghetti. While lemongrass contains 723mg of potassium, spaghetti contains only 44mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt.

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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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +828.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1543.2%
Contains more IronIron +1534%
Contains more CopperCopper +166%
Contains more ZincZinc +337.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1522.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3671.4%

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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +971.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Spaghetti DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.322mg 213%
Iron 8.17mg 0.5mg 96%
Selenium 0.7µg 26.4µg 47%
Potassium 723mg 44mg 20%
Copper 0.266mg 0.1mg 18%
Folate 75µg 7µg 17%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.51mg 16%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Magnesium 60mg 18mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.02mg 9%
Protein 1.82g 5.8g 8%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Calcium 65mg 7mg 6%
Phosphorus 101mg 58mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.4mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 158kcal 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 25.31g 30.86g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.049mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.326g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.112mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.93g 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.176g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more OtherOther +542.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +218.7%
Contains more FatsFats +89.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.9%

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% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91.8%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.