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Garlic vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and lychee different?

  • Garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, lychee is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic is 87% higher.
  • Garlic contains 36 times more calcium than lychee. While garlic contains 181mg of calcium, lychee contains only 5mg.
  • Garlic has a lower glycemic index (30) than lychee (48).

Garlic, raw and Litchis, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Lychee
1
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 +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3520%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.5%
Contains more IronIron +448.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +102%
Contains more ZincZinc +1557.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +393.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2940%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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.
Garlic
8
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Lychee
2
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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1135%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +325%
Contains more CholineCholine +226.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +129.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.1mg 87%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.055mg 70%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 71.5mg 45%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.6µg 25%
Calcium 181mg 5mg 18%
Phosphorus 153mg 31mg 17%
Iron 1.7mg 0.31mg 17%
Copper 0.299mg 0.148mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.011mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 12%
Protein 6.36g 0.83g 11%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.07mg 10%
Potassium 401mg 171mg 7%
Carbs 33.06g 16.53g 6%
Calories 149kcal 66kcal 4%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Fiber 2.1g 1.3g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.065mg 3%
Folate 3µg 14µg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 7.1mg 3%
Sodium 17mg 1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.132g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.603mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 1g 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.07mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Lychee
1
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +666.3%
Contains more FatsFats +13.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100%
Contains more OtherOther +240.9%
Contains more WaterWater +39.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
2
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Lychee
1
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 -10.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +990.9%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.