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Dried fruit vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dried fruit and longan

  • Dried fruit has more iron, potassium, fiber, copper, carbs, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, and calcium; however, longan has more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 92% higher.
  • Longan has 55 times less calcium than dried fruit. Dried fruit has 55mg of calcium, while longan has 1mg.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index than dried fruit.

Food types used in this article are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Longans, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
Longan
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 +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +336.8%
Contains more IronIron +1946.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +103%
Contains more ZincZinc +680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +238.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +351.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 3.3% 0% 60% 87% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5%
Longan
Longan
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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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +763%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 84mg 92%
Iron 2.66mg 0.13mg 32%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 29%
Potassium 1162mg 266mg 26%
Fiber 7.3g 1.1g 25%
Vitamin A 180µg 20%
Copper 0.343mg 0.169mg 19%
Carbs 62.64g 15.14g 16%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.3mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 10%
Calories 241kcal 60kcal 9%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.052mg 8%
Phosphorus 71mg 21mg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Calcium 55mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.14mg 5%
Protein 3.39g 1.31g 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3%
Folate 10µg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Fats 0.51g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.031mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.4g 2.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 711kcal 458kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 41g 167g N/A
Net carbs 55.34g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 53.44g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 10mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
Longan
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 +158.8%
Contains more FatsFats +410%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +313.7%
Contains more WaterWater +167.9%

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.