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Cereal vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cereal and longan

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, manganese, and phosphorus; however, longan is richer in vitamin C.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 521% more than longan.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cereal is 69, while the glycemic index of longan is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Cereal
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Longan
3
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 +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +26100%
Contains more ZincZinc +15100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +266.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1419.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.4%
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.
Cereal
7
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Longan
1
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 +20183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2664.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9773.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.031mg 521%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 460%
Iron 34.06mg 0.13mg 424%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.14mg 287%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.3mg 183%
Vitamin A 814µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.05mg 69%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 84mg 51%
Sodium 795mg 0mg 35%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.052mg 32%
Carbs 86.85g 15.14g 24%
Calories 378kcal 60kcal 16%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Protein 6.06g 1.31g 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 21mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Potassium 105mg 266mg 5%
Copper 0.137mg 0.169mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.1g 2%
Magnesium 19mg 10mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Calcium 10mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fiber 1.4g 1.1g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Longan
1
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 +362.6%
Contains more FatsFats +980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.6%
Contains more OtherOther +218.6%
Contains more WaterWater +2089.2%

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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. 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.