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Cantaloupe vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cantaloupe and lychee

  • Cantaloupe has more vitamin A; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Cantaloupe covers your daily vitamin A needs 68% more than lychee.
  • Lychee contains 2 times less potassium than cantaloupe. Cantaloupe contains 267mg of potassium, while lychee contains 171mg.
  • Cantaloupe has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of cantaloupe is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Melons, cantaloupe, raw and Litchis, 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 8.6% 2.7% 24% 7.9% 14% 4.9% 6.4% 2.1% 5.3% 2.2%
Lychee
Lychee
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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% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +157.1%
Contains more IronIron +47.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +261%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 122% 56% 1% 0% 10% 4.4% 14% 6.3% 17% 0% 6.3% 16% 4.1%
Lychee
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +272.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +525%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +242.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~7.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cantaloupe Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.7mg 71.5mg 39%
Vitamin A 169µg 0µg 19%
Copper 0.041mg 0.148mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.065mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.011mg 3%
Carbs 8.16g 16.53g 3%
Potassium 267mg 171mg 3%
Folate 21µg 14µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.105mg 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 31mg 2%
Calories 34kcal 66kcal 2%
Fructose 1.87g 2%
Fiber 0.9g 1.3g 2%
Manganese 0.041mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.603mg 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.31mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.07mg 1%
Sodium 16mg 1mg 1%
Protein 0.84g 0.83g 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 7.26g 15.23g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 9mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 7.86g 15.23g N/A
Starch 0.03g 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 7.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.12g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.132g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.017mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.15 g
Other: 0.66 g
Lychee
Lychee
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more FatsFats +131.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.6%
~equal in Protein ~0.83g
~equal in Water ~81.76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Lychee
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63%

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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. Cantaloupe - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169092/nutrients
  2. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.