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Pumpkin leaves vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pumpkin leaves and lemongrass

  • Pumpkin leaves have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin C; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, folate, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 212% more than pumpkin leaves.
  • Lemongrass has 324 times less vitamin A than pumpkin leaves. Pumpkin leaves have 1942IU of vitamin A, while lemongrass has 6IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin leaves, raw 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 27% 12% 38% 83% 44% 5.5% 45% 1.4% 46% 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 SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.8%
Contains more IronIron +268%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +1015%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1371.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~101mg

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 37% 32% 0% 0% 24% 30% 17% 2.5% 48% 0% 0% 27% 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 +323.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19%
Contains more FolateFolate +108.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin leaves Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.355mg 5.224mg 212%
Iron 2.22mg 8.17mg 74%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.23mg 18%
Copper 0.133mg 0.266mg 15%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Folate 36µg 75µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.207mg 0.08mg 10%
Vitamin C 11mg 2.6mg 9%
Carbs 2.33g 25.31g 8%
Potassium 436mg 723mg 8%
Magnesium 38mg 60mg 5%
Calories 19kcal 99kcal 4%
Calcium 39mg 65mg 3%
Protein 3.15g 1.82g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.065mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.022g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.128mg 0.135mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.92mg 1.101mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 2.33g 25.31g N/A
Phosphorus 104mg 101mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.042mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.207g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0.054g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.156mg 0%
Leucine 0.318mg 0%
Lysine 0.2mg 0%
Methionine 0.054mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.181mg 0%
Histidine 0.05mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 93%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 2.33 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 1.24 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 +73.1%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%
Contains more FatsFats +22.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +986.3%
Contains more OtherOther +45.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 19% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.207 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.022 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 -42.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +672.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.054g

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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. Pumpkin leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169272/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.