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Lemongrass vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and wasabi

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, folate, copper, and zinc; however, wasabi is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 210% more.
  • Lemongrass contains 8 times more iron than wasabi. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while wasabi contains 1.03mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Wasabi, root, raw.

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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%
Wasabi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 38% 50% 39% 52% 44% 34% 2.2% 51% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +693.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1236.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.9%

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%
Wasabi
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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 140% 0.67% 0% 0% 33% 26% 14% 12% 63% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1511.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +242.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Wasabi DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.391mg 210%
Iron 8.17mg 1.03mg 89%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 41.9mg 44%
Fiber 7.8g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.274mg 15%
Folate 75µg 18µg 14%
Copper 0.266mg 0.155mg 12%
Protein 1.82g 4.8g 6%
Calcium 65mg 128mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.131mg 6%
Zinc 2.23mg 1.62mg 6%
Potassium 723mg 568mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.203mg 3%
Phosphorus 101mg 80mg 3%
Magnesium 60mg 69mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.743mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.114mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.119g 1%
Calories 99kcal 109kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 25.31g 23.54g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.63g 0%
Net carbs 25.31g 15.74g N/A
Sodium 6mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 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
Wasabi
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5% 24% 69% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 23.54 g
Water: 69.11 g
Other: 1.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +163.7%
Contains more FatsFats +28.6%
~equal in Carbs ~23.54g
~equal in Water ~69.11g
~equal in Other ~1.92g

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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. Wasabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168583/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.