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Lemongrass vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lemongrass and watermelon different?

  • Lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while watermelon is higher in vitamin A.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily need for manganese, 225% more than watermelon.
  • Lemongrass contains 34 times more iron than watermelon. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while watermelon contains 0.24mg.

Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Watermelon, raw types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +828.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +545.5%
Contains more IronIron +3304.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +818.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13647.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +518.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +211.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +342%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Watermelon DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 0.038mg 225%
Iron 8.17mg 0.24mg 99%
Copper 0.266mg 0.042mg 25%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.1mg 19%
Folate 75µg 3µg 18%
Potassium 723mg 112mg 18%
Phosphorus 101mg 11mg 13%
Magnesium 60mg 10mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.021mg 9%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 8.1mg 6%
Carbs 25.31g 7.55g 6%
Calcium 65mg 7mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0.178mg 6%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.045mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.221mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 30kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.033mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Protein 1.82g 0.61g 2%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.05g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.15g 1%
Choline 4.1mg 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 6.2g N/A
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +198.4%
Contains more FatsFats +226.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +235.2%
Contains more OtherOther +650%
Contains more WaterWater +29.6%

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +240%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.6%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.