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Olive vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between olive and lemongrass

  • Olive has more vitamin A; however, lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, potassium, folate, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 226% more than olive.
  • Lemongrass contains 123 times less sodium than olive. Olive contains 735mg of sodium, while lemongrass contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) 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.
Olive
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 CalciumCalcium +35.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8937.5%
Contains more IronIron +147.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +913.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26020%
~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.
Olive
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2875.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +788.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.02mg 5.224mg 226%
Iron 3.3mg 8.17mg 61%
Sodium 735mg 6mg 32%
Potassium 8mg 723mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.054g 20%
Folate 0µg 75µg 19%
Zinc 0.22mg 2.23mg 18%
Fats 10.68g 0.49g 16%
Phosphorus 3mg 101mg 14%
Magnesium 4mg 60mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.135mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 1.101mg 7%
Carbs 6.26g 25.31g 6%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.119g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.065mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0.17g 5%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Protein 0.84g 1.82g 2%
Copper 0.251mg 0.266mg 2%
Calcium 88mg 65mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2.6mg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Calories 115kcal 99kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 25.31g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 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 FatsFats +2079.6%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +23.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +304.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14507.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +435.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.