Rose hips vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between rose hips and lemongrass
- Rose hips have more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and calcium; however, lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, folate, zinc, copper, and potassium.
- Rose hips cover your daily vitamin C needs 470% more than lemongrass.
- Lemongrass contains 724 times less vitamin A than rose hips. Rose hips contain 4345IU of vitamin A, while lemongrass contains 6IU.
Food varieties used in this article are Rose Hips, wild (Northern Plains Indians) 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +160% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +68.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +670.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +135.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +792% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +65.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +412.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +16284.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +23% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +18.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1500% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +306.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +2400% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 426mg | 2.6mg | 470% |
Manganese | 1.02mg | 5.224mg | 183% |
Fiber | 24.1g | 96% | |
Iron | 1.06mg | 8.17mg | 89% |
Vitamin E | 5.84mg | 39% | |
Vitamin A | 217µg | 0µg | 24% |
Vitamin K | 25.9µg | 22% | |
Folate | 3µg | 75µg | 18% |
Zinc | 0.25mg | 2.23mg | 18% |
Copper | 0.113mg | 0.266mg | 17% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.8mg | 0.05mg | 15% |
Calcium | 169mg | 65mg | 10% |
Potassium | 429mg | 723mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 61mg | 101mg | 6% |
Carbs | 38.22g | 25.31g | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.016mg | 0.065mg | 4% |
Calories | 162kcal | 99kcal | 3% |
Magnesium | 69mg | 60mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.166mg | 0.135mg | 2% |
Choline | 12mg | 2% | |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 1% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.3mg | 1.101mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.119g | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.17g | 1% | |
Fructose | 1.16g | 1% | |
Protein | 1.6g | 1.82g | 0% |
Fats | 0.34g | 0.49g | 0% |
Net carbs | 14.12g | 25.31g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.58g | N/A | |
Sodium | 4mg | 6mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.076mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.054g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.6 g
Fats:
0.34 g
Carbs:
38.22 g
Water:
58.66 g
Other:
1.18 g
Protein:
1.82 g
Fats:
0.49 g
Carbs:
25.31 g
Water:
70.58 g
Other:
1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +51% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +13.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +44.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +20.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +52.5% |