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Couscous vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between couscous and longan

  • Couscous contains less vitamin C, copper, vitamin B2, and potassium than longan.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 93% higher.
  • Longan contains 3 times less vitamin B3 than couscous. Couscous contains 0.983mg of vitamin B3, while longan contains 0.3mg.
  • Longan has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of longan is 45, while the glycemic index of couscous is 65.

The food types used in this comparison are Couscous, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
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 CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more IronIron +192.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +420%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +358.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +312.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Phosphorus ~21mg

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 0% 0% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Longan
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227.7%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +418.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 84mg 93%
Selenium 27.5µg 50%
Copper 0.041mg 0.169mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.14mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 7%
Potassium 58mg 266mg 6%
Protein 3.79g 1.31g 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.3mg 4%
Calories 112kcal 60kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.031mg 3%
Carbs 23.22g 15.14g 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.13mg 3%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.05mg 2%
Fiber 1.4g 1.1g 1%
Calcium 8mg 1mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.052mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 14.04g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Phosphorus 22mg 21mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 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 ProteinProtein +189.3%
Contains more FatsFats +60%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.4%
Contains more WaterWater +14%
Contains more OtherOther +169.2%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.

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