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Lettuce vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lettuce and longan

  • Lettuce has more iron and manganese; however, longan is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 83% more than lettuce.
  • Longan contains 36 times less calcium than lettuce. Lettuce contains 36mg of calcium, while longan contains 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of longan is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, 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 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
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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 +30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3500%
Contains more IronIron +561.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +260%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +380.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +482.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
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 +813%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 84mg 83%
Vitamin A 370µg 41%
Copper 0.029mg 0.169mg 16%
Folate 38µg 10%
Iron 0.86mg 0.13mg 9%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.052mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.14mg 5%
Carbs 2.87g 15.14g 4%
Calcium 36mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.031mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 60kcal 2%
Potassium 194mg 266mg 2%
Sodium 28mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 21mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 10mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.1g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.05mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.31g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 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 +50%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +427.5%
~equal in Protein ~1.31g
~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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.