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Spinach vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spinach and lemongrass

  • Spinach has more vitamin A, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and vitamin B2; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, and potassium.
  • Spinach covers your daily vitamin A needs 209% more than lemongrass.
  • Lemongrass has 4 times less vitamin C than spinach. Spinach has 9.8mg of vitamin C, while lemongrass has 2.6mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
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 +45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.2%
Contains more IronIron +128.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +193.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +458.7%

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.
Spinach
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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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
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 +276.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Lemongrass DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 411%
Manganese 0.935mg 5.224mg 186%
Iron 3.57mg 8.17mg 58%
Vitamin A 524µg 0µg 58%
Folate 146µg 75µg 18%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 14%
Zinc 0.76mg 2.23mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.08mg 12%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Copper 0.174mg 0.266mg 10%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 2.6mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.135mg 8%
Potassium 466mg 723mg 8%
Carbs 3.75g 25.31g 7%
Calcium 136mg 65mg 7%
Magnesium 87mg 60mg 6%
Phosphorus 56mg 101mg 6%
Calories 23kcal 99kcal 4%
Choline 19.7mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 1.101mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.065mg 3%
Sodium 70mg 6mg 3%
Protein 2.97g 1.82g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.05mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 0.43g N/A
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 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 +63.2%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%
Contains more FatsFats +88.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +574.9%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 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 -63.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.