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Wasabi vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wasabi and lemongrass

  • Wasabi has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B1; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, folate, copper, and zinc.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 210% more.
  • Wasabi contains 16 times more vitamin C than lemongrass. Wasabi contains 41.9mg of vitamin C, while lemongrass contains 2.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wasabi, root, raw 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.
Wasabi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 38% 50% 39% 52% 44% 34% 2.2% 51% 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 +96.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +693.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1236.1%

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.
Wasabi
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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 140% 0.67% 0% 0% 33% 26% 14% 12% 63% 0% 0% 14% 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 CVitamin C +1511.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +242.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
~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 Wasabi Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.391mg 5.224mg 210%
Iron 1.03mg 8.17mg 89%
Vitamin C 41.9mg 2.6mg 44%
Fiber 7.8g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.08mg 15%
Folate 18µg 75µg 14%
Copper 0.155mg 0.266mg 12%
Protein 4.8g 1.82g 6%
Calcium 128mg 65mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.131mg 0.065mg 6%
Zinc 1.62mg 2.23mg 6%
Potassium 568mg 723mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 0.05mg 3%
Phosphorus 80mg 101mg 3%
Magnesium 69mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.743mg 1.101mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.135mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.119g 1%
Calories 109kcal 99kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 23.54g 25.31g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 15.74g 25.31g N/A
Sodium 17mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wasabi
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5% 24% 69% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 23.54 g
Water: 69.11 g
Other: 1.92 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 +163.7%
Contains more FatsFats +28.6%
~equal in Carbs ~25.31g
~equal in Water ~70.58g
~equal in Other ~1.8g

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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. Wasabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168583/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.