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Pico de gallo vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pico de gallo and lemongrass different?

  • Pico de gallo is higher in vitamin A; however, lemongrass is richer in iron and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for lemongrass is 102% higher.
  • Pico de gallo contains 78 times more sodium than lemongrass. While pico de gallo contains 469mg of sodium, lemongrass contains only 6mg.

PACE, Pico De Gallo 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 61% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%

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 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pico de gallo Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 227%
Iron 0mg 8.17mg 102%
Copper 0.266mg 30%
Potassium 723mg 21%
Zinc 2.23mg 20%
Sodium 469mg 6mg 20%
Folate 75µg 19%
Phosphorus 101mg 14%
Magnesium 60mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 7%
Calcium 0mg 65mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 5%
Carbs 9.38g 25.31g 5%
Protein 0g 1.82g 4%
Calories 31kcal 99kcal 3%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 2.6mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.49g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.119g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 9.38g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 6.25g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 88% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 9.38 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 2.62 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 WaterWater +24.7%
Contains more OtherOther +45.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.8%

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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. 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.