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Porridge vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between porridge and lemongrass

  • Porridge has less manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 227% more than porridge.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 26% 1.4% 140% 13% 3.5% 6.4% 0.78% 0% 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 CalciumCalcium +33.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4418.8%
Contains more IronIron +118.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +565%
Contains more ZincZinc +1615.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +573.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~6mg

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 0% 0% 0.4% 0% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9% 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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +515.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +525%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 5.224mg 227%
Iron 3.74mg 8.17mg 55%
Copper 0.04mg 0.266mg 25%
Potassium 16mg 723mg 21%
Zinc 0.13mg 2.23mg 19%
Folate 12µg 75µg 16%
Magnesium 5mg 60mg 13%
Phosphorus 15mg 101mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.135mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.08mg 5%
Carbs 10.52g 25.31g 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 1.101mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.6mg 3%
Calcium 87mg 65mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Calories 50kcal 99kcal 2%
Protein 1.44g 1.82g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.065mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 0.03g N/A
Sodium 6mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 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 +24.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.4%
Contains more FatsFats +133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.6%
Contains more OtherOther +718.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.114 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 -72.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.1%

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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. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/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.