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Lemongrass vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lemongrass and vegetable?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, folate, magnesium, and phosphorus, yet vegetable is richer in vitamin A.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 211% higher.
  • Lemongrass has 10 times more iron than vegetable. Lemongrass has 8.17mg of iron, while vegetable has 0.82mg.

We used Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +172.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +327.8%
Contains more IronIron +896.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +220.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +355.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1278.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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%
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +294.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.071mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.074mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Vegetable DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.379mg 211%
Iron 8.17mg 0.82mg 92%
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Copper 0.266mg 0.083mg 20%
Fiber 4.4g 18%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.49mg 16%
Potassium 723mg 169mg 16%
Folate 75µg 19µg 14%
Magnesium 60mg 22mg 9%
Phosphorus 101mg 51mg 7%
Calcium 65mg 25mg 4%
Carbs 25.31g 13.09g 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Protein 1.82g 2.86g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.151mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.851mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 65kcal 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.12mg 1%
Sodium 6mg 35mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.072g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.15g 1%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 3.2mg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.071mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.074mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +226.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.4%
Contains more OtherOther +168.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.1%
Contains more WaterWater +17.9%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +136.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.9%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.