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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 51% 38% 40% 38% 6.8% 26% 0.52% 133% 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 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.
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 1420% 72% 117% 0% 4% 38% 24% 48% 18% 0% 65% 2.3% 6.5%
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 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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rose hips Lemongrass 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
38% 59%
Protein: 1.6 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 58.66 g
Other: 1.18 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 CarbsCarbs +51%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more FatsFats +44.1%
Contains more WaterWater +20.3%
Contains more OtherOther +52.5%

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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. Rose hips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168998/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.