Lemon vs Lemongrass: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Lemon has 29 kcal and Lemongrass has 99 kcal, so Lemon has 71% fewer calories.

Lemon has more fiber (2.8 g vs 0 g). Lemongrass has more carbohydrates (25.3 g vs 9.32 g). Relative to calories, Lemon is the better protein source (3.79 g vs 1.84 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Lemon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Lemon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Lemon
Serving size:
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one lemon (85g)cup (230g)half cup (115g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 30

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Lemongrass
Serving size:
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one lemongrass (80g)bunch (350g)cup, chopped (68g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Lemon vs Lemongrass 100g Compare


per 100gLemonLemongrass
Calories29 99
Carbohydrates9.32 g25.31 g
Fat0.3 g0.49 g
Protein1.1 g1.82 g
Calcium26 mg65 mg
Iron0.6 mg8.17 mg
Magnessium8 mg60 mg
Potassium138 mg723 mg
Sodium2 mg6 mg
Vitaminium A22 IU6 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.04 mg0.065 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.02 mg0.135 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.1 mg1.101 mg
Vitaminium B60.08 mg0.08 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.011 µg75 µg
Vitaminium C53 mg2.6 mg

Less Calories in Lemon

At first glance, you can see that in lemon is much less calories than in lemongrass.

Lemon has 29 kcal per 100g and lemongrass 99 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 241%.

In lemon and in lemongrass most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare lemon with lemongrass in details.

Lemon 100g

29kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT

Lemongrass 100g

99kcal

Calories source

  • 90% CARBS
  • 6% PROTEIN
  • 4% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.