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Lentil vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lentil and lemongrass

  • Lentil has more folate, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, potassium, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 206% more.
  • Lentil contains 13 times more vitamin B5 than lemongrass. Lentil contains 0.638mg of vitamin B5, while lemongrass contains 0.05mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lemon grass (citronella), 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.
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
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%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +242.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.9%
Contains more IronIron +145.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +957.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.266mg

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.
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1176%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +141.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.101mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.494mg 5.224mg 206%
Iron 3.33mg 8.17mg 61%
Fiber 7.9g 32%
Folate 181µg 75µg 27%
Protein 9.02g 1.82g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.05mg 12%
Phosphorus 180mg 101mg 11%
Potassium 369mg 723mg 10%
Zinc 1.27mg 2.23mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.065mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.08mg 8%
Magnesium 36mg 60mg 6%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Calcium 19mg 65mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.135mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.7µg 4%
Copper 0.251mg 0.266mg 2%
Carbs 20.13g 25.31g 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calories 116kcal 99kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2.6mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 1.101mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +395.6%
Contains more FatsFats +28.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.7%
Contains more OtherOther +116.9%
~equal in Water ~70.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.17g

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients
  2. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/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.