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Beetroot vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beetroot and longan

  • Beetroot has more manganese, iron, and fiber; however, longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 88% more.
  • Beetroot contains 6 times more manganese than longan. Beetroot contains 0.329mg of manganese, while longan contains 0.052mg.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beetroot is 64, while the glycemic index of longan is 45.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beets, raw and Longans, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +515.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +532.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +125.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.9mg 84mg 88%
Folate 109µg 27%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.052mg 12%
Copper 0.075mg 0.169mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.13mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.14mg 8%
Fiber 2.8g 1.1g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 10mg 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.05mg 3%
Phosphorus 40mg 21mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 325mg 266mg 2%
Carbs 9.56g 15.14g 2%
Calcium 16mg 1mg 2%
Protein 1.61g 1.31g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 60kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 6.76g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.031mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.9%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more OtherOther +54.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.4%
~equal in Water ~82.75g

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.