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Lychee vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lychee and cocoa bean

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, cocoa bean is richer in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily copper needs 384% more than lychee.
  • Lychee contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali.

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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
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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4660%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1367.3%
Contains more IronIron +4906.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2337.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +9000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2248.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6694.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%

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
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% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +607.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +298%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +128.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.148mg 3.607mg 384%
Iron 0.31mg 15.52mg 190%
Manganese 0.055mg 3.737mg 160%
Fiber 1.3g 29.8g 114%
Magnesium 10mg 476mg 111%
Phosphorus 31mg 728mg 100%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Potassium 171mg 2509mg 69%
Zinc 0.07mg 6.37mg 57%
Saturated fat 0.099g 7.76g 35%
Protein 0.83g 18.1g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.46mg 30%
Selenium 0.6µg 13.2µg 23%
Caffeine 0mg 78mg 20%
Fats 0.44g 13.1g 19%
Carbs 16.53g 58.3g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 2.4mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 4.39g 11%
Calcium 5mg 111mg 11%
Calories 66kcal 220kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.11mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 5%
Folate 14µg 32µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.42g 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.118mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 11.4mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 1.76g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
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
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +2928.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2080.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2877.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +252.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1672.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
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
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3558.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +218.2%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.