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Black gram vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between black gram and longan

  • Black gram has more iron, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, longan is higher in vitamin C.
  • Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 93% more than black gram.
  • Longan contains 67 times less zinc than black gram. Black gram contains 3.35mg of zinc, while longan contains 0.05mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Mungo beans, mature seeds, 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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
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 +2570%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +269.5%
Contains more IronIron +5723.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +480.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +6600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1704.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2836.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Longan
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +780.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +382.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 84mg 93%
Iron 7.57mg 0.13mg 93%
Copper 0.981mg 0.169mg 90%
Fiber 18.3g 1.1g 69%
Manganese 1.527mg 0.052mg 64%
Magnesium 267mg 10mg 61%
Folate 216µg 54%
Phosphorus 379mg 21mg 51%
Protein 25.21g 1.31g 48%
Zinc 3.35mg 0.05mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 22%
Potassium 983mg 266mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.031mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 18%
Carbs 58.99g 15.14g 15%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Calories 341kcal 60kcal 14%
Calcium 138mg 1mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.14mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 0.3mg 7%
Sodium 38mg 0mg 2%
Fats 1.64g 0.1g 2%
Saturated fat 0.114g 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 14.04g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 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 +1824.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1540%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +289.6%
Contains more OtherOther +380%
Contains more WaterWater +666.2%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.