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Pastry vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pastry and lemongrass different?

  • Pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, potassium, copper, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 206% higher.
  • Pastry contains 81 times more saturated fat than lemongrass. While pastry contains 9.643g of saturated fat, lemongrass contains only 0.119g.

Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Lemon grass (citronella), raw are the varieties 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
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 SeleniumSelenium +3357.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1085.2%
Contains more IronIron +219.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +320.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +970.5%

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.
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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 0% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
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 +512.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +278.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +281%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~75µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.488mg 5.224mg 206%
Iron 2.56mg 8.17mg 70%
Fats 38.1g 0.49g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.054g 54%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.119g 43%
Selenium 24.2µg 0.7µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.17g 31%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.065mg 28%
Calories 551kcal 99kcal 23%
Potassium 61mg 723mg 19%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 1.101mg 19%
Copper 0.114mg 0.266mg 17%
Zinc 0.53mg 2.23mg 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 13%
Sodium 249mg 6mg 11%
Protein 7.3g 1.82g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.135mg 11%
Magnesium 16mg 60mg 10%
Carbs 45.1g 25.31g 7%
Phosphorus 60mg 101mg 6%
Calcium 10mg 65mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.6mg 3%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Folate 78µg 75µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 0.74g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 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 +301.1%
Contains more FatsFats +7675.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.2%
Contains more WaterWater +730.4%
Contains more OtherOther +80%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 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 +39894.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2778.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.