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Cauliflower vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cauliflower and lychee different?

  • Cauliflower is higher in vitamin K, folate, choline, and vitamin B6; however, lychee is richer in vitamin C and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lychee is 26% higher.
  • Cauliflower contains 39 times more vitamin K than lychee. While cauliflower contains 15.5µg of vitamin K, lychee contains only 0.4µg.
  • Cauliflower has less sugar.

Cauliflower, raw and Litchis, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.9%
Contains more IronIron +35.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +181.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +279.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
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 EVitamin E +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3775%
Contains more FolateFolate +307.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +523.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.065mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 48.2mg 71.5mg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.667mg 13%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 0.4µg 13%
Copper 0.039mg 0.148mg 12%
Folate 57µg 14µg 11%
Choline 44.3mg 7.1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.184mg 0.1mg 6%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.055mg 4%
Carbs 4.97g 16.53g 4%
Potassium 299mg 171mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.011mg 3%
Fiber 2g 1.3g 3%
Phosphorus 44mg 31mg 2%
Calories 25kcal 66kcal 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.07mg 2%
Calcium 22mg 5mg 2%
Protein 1.92g 0.83g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.132g 1%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.507mg 0.603mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 1mg 1%
Iron 0.42mg 0.31mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 2.97g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 1.91g 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.065mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
Lychee
Lychee
2
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.6%
Contains more OtherOther +72.7%
Contains more FatsFats +57.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +232.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Lychee
Lychee
3
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 -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +252.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +325.8%

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/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.