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Welsh onion vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between welsh onion and lemongrass

  • Welsh onion has more vitamin C; however, lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, zinc, potassium, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and carbs.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 221% more than welsh onion.
  • Lemongrass contains 10 times less vitamin C than welsh onion. Welsh onion contains 27mg of vitamin C, while lemongrass contains 2.6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Onions, welsh, raw and Lemon grass (citronella), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
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 +160.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +261.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +241%
Contains more IronIron +569.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains more ZincZinc +328.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3713.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 90% 0% 0% 10% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +938.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +238%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +368.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Welsh onion Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.137mg 5.224mg 221%
Vitamin K 193.4µg 161%
Iron 1.22mg 8.17mg 87%
Vitamin C 27mg 2.6mg 27%
Copper 0.07mg 0.266mg 22%
Zinc 0.52mg 2.23mg 16%
Potassium 212mg 723mg 15%
Folate 16µg 75µg 15%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Magnesium 23mg 60mg 9%
Phosphorus 49mg 101mg 7%
Carbs 6.5g 25.31g 6%
Calcium 18mg 65mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.101mg 4%
Calories 34kcal 99kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.169mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.08mg 1%
Choline 5.3mg 1%
Protein 1.9g 1.82g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.6g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 179kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 294g 101g N/A
Fats 0.4g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 4.1g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Sodium 17mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.156g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 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 +28.2%
Contains more FatsFats +22.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +289.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.156 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 -43.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.054g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.17g

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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. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/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.