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Elderberry vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between elderberries and longan

  • Elderberries have more fiber and iron; however, longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 53% more than elderberries.
  • Longan has 38 times less calcium than elderberries. Elderberries have 38mg of calcium, while longan has 1mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Elderberries, raw 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 3.6% 11% 25% 60% 20% 3% 17% 0.78% 0% 3.3%
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 +3700%
Contains more IronIron +1130.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +177%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~266mg

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 120% 10% 0% 0% 18% 14% 9.4% 8.4% 53% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Elderberry Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36mg 84mg 53%
Fiber 7g 1.1g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 18%
Iron 1.6mg 0.13mg 18%
Copper 0.061mg 0.169mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.14mg 6%
Calcium 38mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.031mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Phosphorus 39mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin A 30µg 3%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.247g 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.3mg 1%
Protein 0.66g 1.31g 1%
Calories 73kcal 60kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Magnesium 5mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 18.4g 15.14g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.1g 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 11.4g 14.04g N/A
Potassium 280mg 266mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.06mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.04mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 80%
Protein: 0.66 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 18.4 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.64 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 FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.5%
~equal in Water ~82.75g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

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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. Elderberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171727/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.