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Rutabagas vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rutabagas and lemongrass?

  • Rutabagas are higher in vitamin C, yet lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 221% more.
  • Rutabagas have 10 times more vitamin C than lemongrass. While rutabagas have 25mg of vitamin C, lemongrass has only 2.6mg.

We used Rutabagas, raw and Lemon grass (citronella), raw types 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 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
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 +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137%
Contains more IronIron +1756.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +731.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +829.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3887.8%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
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 +861.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +257.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.131mg 5.224mg 221%
Iron 0.44mg 8.17mg 97%
Copper 0.032mg 0.266mg 26%
Vitamin C 25mg 2.6mg 25%
Zinc 0.24mg 2.23mg 18%
Folate 21µg 75µg 14%
Potassium 305mg 723mg 12%
Magnesium 20mg 60mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.135mg 7%
Phosphorus 53mg 101mg 7%
Carbs 8.62g 25.31g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.101mg 3%
Calories 37kcal 99kcal 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.065mg 2%
Fructose 1.61g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 65mg 2%
Protein 1.08g 1.82g 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.49g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 6.32g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 4.46g N/A
Starch 0.4g 0%
Sodium 12mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.054g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 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 +26.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.5%
Contains more FatsFats +206.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.6%
Contains more OtherOther +153.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 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 -77.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +116%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93.2%

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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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/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.