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Somen noodles vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are somen noodles and lemongrass different?

  • Lemongrass has more manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2 than somen noodles.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for lemongrass is 216% higher.
  • Somen noodles contains 27 times more sodium than lemongrass. While somen noodles contains 161mg of sodium, lemongrass contains only 6mg.

Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked and Lemon grass (citronella), raw are the varieties used 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 1.4% 2.4% 2.6% 20% 8.3% 6% 12% 21% 33% 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 +2900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2393.1%
Contains more IronIron +1471.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +964%
Contains more ZincZinc +913.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +274.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1981.3%

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% 0% 5% 7.6% 1.8% 10% 3% 0% 0% 1.5% 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 B5Vitamin B5 +244%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1035.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +515.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +3650%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Somen noodles Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.251mg 5.224mg 216%
Iron 0.52mg 8.17mg 96%
Copper 0.025mg 0.266mg 27%
Potassium 29mg 723mg 20%
Folate 2µg 75µg 18%
Zinc 0.22mg 2.23mg 18%
Magnesium 2mg 60mg 14%
Phosphorus 27mg 101mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.135mg 8%
Sodium 161mg 6mg 7%
Calcium 8mg 65mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.097mg 1.101mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.08mg 5%
Protein 4g 1.82g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.065mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.05mg 2%
Calories 131kcal 99kcal 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 27.54g 25.31g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.17g 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 27.54g 25.31g N/A
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0.054g 0%
Tryptophan 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.155mg 0%
Leucine 0.274mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0%
Valine 0.171mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 28% 68%
Protein: 4 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 27.54 g
Water: 67.91 g
Other: 0.37 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 +119.8%
Contains more FatsFats +172.2%
Contains more OtherOther +386.5%
~equal in Carbs ~25.31g
~equal in Water ~70.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.021 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 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 -79%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +157.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +132.9%

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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. Somen noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168909/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.