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Herbal tea vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between herbal tea and lychee

  • Herbal tea has more manganese; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C, copper, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Lychee covers your daily need for vitamin C, 79% more than herbal tea.
  • Herbal tea has 9 times more manganese than lychee. While herbal tea has 0.477mg of manganese, lychee has only 0.055mg.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed 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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Lychee
8
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 CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +767.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +755%
Contains more IronIron +287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Lychee
9
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1407.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +1675%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Herbal tea Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 71.5mg 79%
Manganese 0.477mg 0.055mg 18%
Copper 0mg 0.148mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.1mg 8%
Carbs 0g 16.53g 6%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.065mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.603mg 4%
Potassium 20mg 171mg 4%
Phosphorus 1mg 31mg 4%
Calories 0kcal 66kcal 3%
Iron 0.08mg 0.31mg 3%
Folate 1µg 14µg 3%
Protein 0g 0.83g 2%
Magnesium 3mg 10mg 2%
Choline 0.4mg 7.1mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.011mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.44g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.132g 1%
Net carbs 0g 15.23g N/A
Calcium 8mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0g 15.23g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Lychee
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +21.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.44g

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.

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