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Lychee vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lychee and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch contains less vitamin C, copper, vitamin B6, and fiber than lychee.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lychee is 79% higher.
  • Lychee is lower in saturated fat.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index than lychee.

Food types used in this article are Litchis, raw and Candies, butterscotch.

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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
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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% 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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5600%
Contains more IronIron +3000%
Contains more CopperCopper +14700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5400%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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
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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 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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +306.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +787.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.012mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Carbs 16.53g 90.4g 25%
Sodium 1mg 391mg 17%
Calories 66kcal 391kcal 16%
Copper 0.148mg 0.001mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.099g 2.065g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 171mg 3mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Phosphorus 31mg 1mg 4%
Fats 0.44g 3.3g 4%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.002mg 4%
Iron 0.31mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.016mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 0mg 2%
Protein 0.83g 0.03g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.845g 2%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.001mg 2%
Choline 7.1mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 90.4g N/A
Calcium 5mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 80.46g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.122g 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2666.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1457.3%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +446.9%
Contains more OtherOther +131.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +604.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.122g

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/nutrients

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

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