Lemongrass vs Ginger: The Healthier Choice

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Lemongrass - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Lemongrass - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Ginger vs Lemongrass: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gLemongrassGinger
Calories99 80
Carbohydrates25.31 g17.77 g
Fat0.49 g0.75 g
Protein1.82 g1.82 g
Calcium65 mg16 mg
Iron8.17 mg0.6 mg
Magnessium60 mg43 mg
Potassium723 mg415 mg
Sodium6 mg13 mg
Zink2.23 mg0.34 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.101 mg0.75 mg
Vitaminium B60.08 mg0.16 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)75 mg11 mg
Vitaminium C2.6 mg5 mg

More Calories in Lemongrass

At first glance, you can see that in lemongrass is more calories than in ginger.

Lemongrass has 99 kcal per 100g and ginger 80 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 24%.

In lemongrass and in ginger most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare lemongrass with ginger in details.

Lemongrass And Ginger Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    lemongrass - 24% more than ginger
  • Carbohydrates:
    lemongrass - 42% more than ginger
  • Fat:
    ginger - 53% more than lemongrass
  • Protein:
    ginger - 0% more than lemongrass

The same amount of protein

It is aslo easy to see see that there is the same amount of protein in lemongrass and ginger - 1.82g/100g.

More carbohydrates in lemongrass

In lemongrass is more carbohydrates than in ginger.

There is 17.77g/100g of carbohydrates in ginger and 25.31g/100g in lemongrass so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 42%.

Less fat in lemongrass

In lemongrass is less fats than in ginger.

The tables above show us that there is 0.75g/100g of fats in ginger and 0.49g/100g in lemongrass. In this case difference is about 53%.

Lemongrass

99kcal
  • Calories99
  • Carbohydrates25.31 g
  • Fat0.49 g
  • Protein1.82 g
Lemongrass calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | bunch | cup | chopped

Calories source

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

Ginger

80kcal
  • Calories80
  • Carbohydrates17.77 g
  • Fat0.75 g
  • Protein1.82 g
Ginger calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | tablespoon | teaspoon | slice | cup | chopped

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 8% FAT

Vitamins: ginger vs lemongrass

  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    lemongrass - 47% more than ginger
  • Vitaminium B6:
    ginger - 100% more than lemongrass
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    lemongrass - 582% more than ginger
  • Vitaminium C:
    ginger - 92% more than lemongrass

Minerals: lemongrass vs ginger

  • Calcium:
    lemongrass - 306% more than ginger
  • Iron:
    lemongrass - 1262% more than ginger
  • Magnessium:
    lemongrass - 40% more than ginger
  • Potassium:
    lemongrass - 74% more than ginger
  • Sodium:
    ginger - 117% more than lemongrass
  • Zink:
    lemongrass - 556% more than ginger
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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