Lemon grass (citronella) Calories and nutrition facts · Vegetables
- Carbs
- 1.2 g
- Fibre
- 0.15 g
- Sugars
- 0.07 g
- Protein
- 0.09 g
- Fat
- 0.02 g
Where the calories come from
Lemon grass (citronella) has 5 kcal per tbsp (4.8 g), with 1.2 g carbs, 0.15 g fibre, 0.09 g protein and 0.02 g fat. 100 g has 99 kcal.
How much is too much
About 490 g of lemon grass (citronella) a day reaches the EU safe upper level for iron: 40 mg, the most an adult can have every day without risk of harm. That's 102 × tbsp (4.8 g).
Last updated October 31, 2026 · Where the data comes from
Get to know lemon grass (citronella) in Nutriely
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Per 100 g, against the 97 vegetables in our catalog.
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Calories 99 kcal · typical 30 kcal
More calories than 89% of vegetables.
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Vitamin C 2.6 mg · typical 21.8 mg
Less vitamin C than 97% of vegetables.
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Folate 75 µg · typical 51 µg
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Fibre 3.2 g · typical 2.6 g
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Vitamin A 0 µg · typical 50 µg
Less vitamin A than 93% of vegetables.
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Potassium 723 mg · typical 340 mg
More potassium than 90% of vegetables.
The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.
Nutrients in lemon grass (citronella)
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Energy and macros
Vitamins
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Vitamin A (RAE) 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin D 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin E no data
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Vitamin K no data
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Vitamin B1 0.07mg8% of daily
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Vitamin B2 0.14mg8% of daily
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8% of daily
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Vitamin B6 0.08mg5% of daily
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Vitamin B9 (Folate) 75µg23% of daily
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Vitamin B12 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin C 2.60mg3% of daily
Minerals
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Salt no data
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Calcium 65mg7% of daily
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Chromium no data
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Copper 0.27mg20% of daily
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Fluoride no data
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Iodine no data
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Iron 8mg51% of daily
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Magnesium 60mg20% of daily
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Manganese 5mg174% of daily
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Molybdenum no data
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Phosphorus 101mg18% of daily
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Potassium 723mg21% of daily
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Selenium 0.70µg1% of daily
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Sodium 6mg0% of max
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Zinc 2.23mg24% of daily
Carbohydrates
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Starch 24g
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Sugars 1.53g3% of max
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Added Sugars 0g0% of max
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Sucrose no data
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Maltose no data
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Fructose no data
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Galactose no data
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Glucose no data
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Fibre, total 3.18g13% of daily
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Polyols 0g
Fats
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Omega-3 0.03g
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Alpha-linolenic acid 30mg
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EPA fatty acid no data
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DHA fatty acid no data
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Omega-6 0.14g
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Linoleic acid 140mg
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Arachidonic acid no data
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Oleic acid 42mg
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Saturated fatty acids 0.12g1% of max
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Palmitic acid 83mg
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Stearic acid 0.01g
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Cholesterol 0mg
Amino acids
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Histidine no data
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Isoleucine no data
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Leucine no data
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Lysine no data
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Methionine no data
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Cysteine no data
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Phenylalanine no data
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Tyrosine no data
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Tryptophan no data
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Threonine no data
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Valine no data
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Alanine no data
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Arginine no data
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Asparagine no data
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Aspartic acid no data
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Cystine no data
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Glutamic acid no data
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Glutamine no data
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Glycine no data
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Proline no data
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Serine no data
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Hydroxyproline no data
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Taurine no data
Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.
Lemon grass (citronella) in other food databases
The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.
| Per 100 g | Nutriely | USDA |
|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 99 | 99 |
| Protein (g) | 1.82 | 1.82 |
| Fat (g) | 0.49 | 0.49 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 25 | 25 |
USDA: “Lemon grass (citronella), raw”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.
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