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Lemongrass vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and tea different?

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3 than tea.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 210% higher.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3916.7%
Contains more IronIron +81600%
Contains more CopperCopper +2318.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +22200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1232.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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%
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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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3340.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7900%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Tea DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.392mg 210%
Iron 8.17mg 0.01mg 102%
Copper 0.266mg 0.011mg 28%
Potassium 723mg 18mg 21%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.01mg 20%
Folate 75µg 0µg 19%
Magnesium 60mg 2mg 14%
Phosphorus 101mg 1mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.003mg 10%
Carbs 25.31g 0.17g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.032mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.001mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 3mg 6%
Calories 99kcal 1kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0mg 5%
Protein 1.82g 0.06g 4%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.013mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0g 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
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2933.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14788.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
Contains more WaterWater +41.1%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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