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Cassava vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cassava and longan?

  • Cassava is richer in manganese, yet longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 70% higher.
  • Cassava has 7 times more manganese than longan. Cassava has 0.384mg of manganese, while longan has 0.052mg.
  • Longan has a lower glycemic index than cassava.

We used Cassava, raw and Longans, raw types in this comparison.

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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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 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 +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more IronIron +107.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +580%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +638.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +69%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~266mg

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +180.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +184.7%
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 +307.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 84mg 70%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.052mg 14%
Copper 0.1mg 0.169mg 8%
Carbs 38.06g 15.14g 8%
Folate 27µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.14mg 7%
Calories 160kcal 60kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.031mg 5%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 1.1g 3%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.05mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.3mg 3%
Iron 0.27mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Calcium 16mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 21mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.31g 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 14.04g N/A
Potassium 271mg 266mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 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 FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +151.4%
Contains more WaterWater +38.7%
Contains more OtherOther +12.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.31g

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.