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Plantain vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between plantains and lychee

  • Plantains have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium; however, lychee has more vitamin C and copper.
  • Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 67% more.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index than plantains.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Plantains, cooked 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 23% 0.6% 41% 22% 22% 3.5% 12% 0.65% 0% 7.6%
Lychee
Lychee
5
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 +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.9%
Contains more IronIron +87.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 36% 0% 15% 2.6% 12% 12% 14% 14% 55% 0% 1.8% 20%
Lychee
Lychee
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 238% 0% 0% 1.4% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +318.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +75%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +556%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10.9mg 71.5mg 67%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.1mg 11%
Potassium 465mg 171mg 9%
Copper 0.066mg 0.148mg 9%
Carbs 31.15g 16.53g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin A 45µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 5%
Fiber 2.3g 1.3g 4%
Calories 116kcal 66kcal 3%
Iron 0.58mg 0.31mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.011mg 3%
Folate 26µg 14µg 3%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.07mg 1%
Selenium 1.4µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.756mg 0.603mg 1%
Choline 12.7mg 7.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.132g 1%
Protein 0.79g 0.83g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 0.68g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1468kcal 795kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 86g 152g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 28.85g 15.23g N/A
Calcium 2mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 14g 15.23g N/A
Phosphorus 28mg 31mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.022mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 67%
Protein: 0.79 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 31.15 g
Water: 67.3 g
Other: 0.58 g
Lychee
Lychee
3
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +88.4%
Contains more OtherOther +31.8%
Contains more FatsFats +144.4%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%
~equal in Protein ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
59% 13% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Lychee
Lychee
2
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 -30.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +300%

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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. Plantain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169131/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.