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Lychee vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lychee and brown sugar different?

  • Lychee is richer in vitamin C, copper, and fiber, while brown sugar is higher in calcium.
  • Lychee covers your daily need for vitamin C, 79% more than brown sugar.
  • Lychee is lower in sugar.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index (71) than lychee (48).

Litchis, raw and Sugars, brown types were 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.
Lychee
5
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +214.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +675%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1560%
Contains more IronIron +129%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~9mg

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.
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%
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% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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 +448.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +208.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Brown sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Carbs 16.53g 98.09g 27%
Calories 66kcal 380kcal 16%
Copper 0.148mg 0.047mg 11%
Calcium 5mg 83mg 8%
Iron 0.31mg 0.71mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.041mg 5%
Phosphorus 31mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 3%
Folate 14µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.11mg 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.2µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 2.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein 0.83g 0.12g 1%
Sodium 1mg 28mg 1%
Potassium 171mg 133mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0g 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 98.09g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 97.02g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.064mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +591.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6001.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +493.4%
~equal in Other ~0.45g

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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