Lychee vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lychee and chocolate?

Lychee has less copper, iron, manganese, fats, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and carbs than chocolate.
Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 98% higher.
Lychee contains less saturated fat.
Chocolate has a lower glycemic index than lychee.

We used Litchis, raw and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lychee

Chocolate

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1360%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1020%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+226.9%
Contains more IronIron	+2487.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+594.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2771.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+564.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2480%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lychee

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+138.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1925%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.148mg	1.028mg	98%
Iron	0.31mg	8.02mg	96%
Saturated fat	0.099g	18.519g	84%
Vitamin C	71.5mg		79%
Manganese	0.055mg	1.419mg	59%
Fats	0.44g	31.28g	47%
Magnesium	10mg	146mg	32%
Phosphorus	31mg	206mg	25%
Calories	66kcal	546kcal	24%
Monounsaturated fat	0.12g	9.54g	24%
Fiber	1.3g	7g	23%
Zinc	0.07mg	2.01mg	18%
Carbs	16.53g	61.17g	15%
Potassium	171mg	559mg	11%
Caffeine	0mg	43mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.23µg	10%
Protein	0.83g	4.88g	8%
Vitamin B5		0.297mg	6%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	8.1µg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	1.092g	6%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.947g	6%
Calcium	5mg	56mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.085g	5%
Selenium	0.6µg	3µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.042mg	4%
Folate	14µg		4%
Cholesterol	0mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.54mg	3%
Sodium	1mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.011mg	0.025mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.065mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.603mg	0.725mg	1%
Choline	7.1mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	0.89g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	795kcal	1119kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	152g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5	0.57	N/A
Net carbs	15.23g	54.17g	N/A
Sugar	15.23g	47.9g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.112g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.007mg		0%
Lysine	0.041mg		0%
Methionine	0.009mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A