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Lemongrass vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lemongrass and tortilla

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, and magnesium; however, tortilla is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 215% more than tortilla.
  • Tortilla contains 7 times less zinc than lemongrass. Lemongrass contains 2.23mg of zinc, while tortilla contains 0.32mg.
  • Lemongrass has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo).

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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 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +215.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +588.6%
Contains more IronIron +114.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +596.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1849.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2271.4%
~equal in Calcium ~70mg

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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +469.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +274.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +240%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Tortilla DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.268mg 215%
Iron 8.17mg 3.81mg 55%
Selenium 0.7µg 16.6µg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.37mg 25%
Sodium 6mg 482mg 21%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 4.125mg 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Potassium 723mg 105mg 18%
Copper 0.266mg 0.102mg 18%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.32mg 17%
Protein 1.82g 7.28g 11%
Magnesium 60mg 19mg 10%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Carbs 25.31g 49.94g 8%
Calories 99kcal 237kcal 7%
Phosphorus 101mg 146mg 6%
Folate 75µg 98µg 6%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.114mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.391g 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.296g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.95g 1%
Calcium 65mg 70mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g 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
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
Contains more WaterWater +76.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +300%
Contains more FatsFats +93.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.3%
~equal in Other ~1.87g

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
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +242.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130%

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.