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Lemongrass vs. Maple syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lemongrass and maple syrup

  • Lemongrass has more iron, manganese, copper, folate, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B3; however, maple syrup is higher in vitamin B2.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily iron needs 101% more than maple syrup.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Syrups, maple.

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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 15% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +185.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +241%
Contains more IronIron +7327.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1377.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.9%

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% 0% 0% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1259.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3900%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +840.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.066mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Maple syrup DV% diff.
Iron 8.17mg 0.11mg 101%
Manganese 5.224mg 2.908mg 101%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 1.27mg 87%
Copper 0.266mg 0.018mg 28%
Folate 75µg 0µg 19%
Potassium 723mg 212mg 15%
Phosphorus 101mg 2mg 14%
Carbs 25.31g 67.04g 14%
Magnesium 60mg 21mg 9%
Calories 99kcal 260kcal 8%
Zinc 2.23mg 1.47mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.002mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.081mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 102mg 4%
Protein 1.82g 0.04g 4%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.007g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.017g 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.06g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 67.04g N/A
Sugar 60.46g N/A
Sodium 6mg 12mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.066mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.036mg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.011g 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
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4450%
Contains more FatsFats +716.7%
Contains more WaterWater +117.9%
Contains more OtherOther +283%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164.9%

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
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +390.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%

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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. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/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.