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Lemongrass vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lemongrass and wheat gluten

  • Lemongrass has more iron, folate, potassium, zinc, vitamin B2, copper, and magnesium; however, wheat gluten has more selenium, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat gluten is 71% higher.

Food types used in this article are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Vital wheat gluten.

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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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +623%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5571.4%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
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
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 227%
Protein 1.82g 75.16g 147%
Selenium 0.7µg 39.7µg 71%
Iron 8.17mg 5.2mg 37%
Phosphorus 101mg 260mg 23%
Folate 75µg 0µg 19%
Potassium 723mg 100mg 18%
Calories 99kcal 370kcal 14%
Zinc 2.23mg 0.85mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0mg 10%
Copper 0.266mg 0.182mg 9%
Calcium 65mg 142mg 8%
Magnesium 60mg 25mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 25.31g 13.79g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 0.81g 4%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 2%
Fats 0.49g 1.85g 2%
Sodium 6mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.272g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 13.19g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.156g 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.5%
Contains more WaterWater +760.7%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4029.7%
Contains more FatsFats +277.6%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +188.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +376.5%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.