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Lychee vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lychee and ginger

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, ginger is richer in copper, magnesium, manganese, and potassium.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 74% more than ginger.
  • Ginger has 9 times less sugar than lychee. Lychee has 15.23g of sugar, while ginger has 1.7g.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lychee is 48, while the glycemic index of ginger is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Ginger root, 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.
Lychee
Lychee
1
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%
Ginger
Ginger
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.7%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +385.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +316.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~34mg

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
4
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%
Ginger
Ginger
6
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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1330%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +305.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 5mg 74%
Copper 0.148mg 0.226mg 9%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.229mg 8%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Potassium 171mg 415mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.16mg 5%
Choline 7.1mg 28.8mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Iron 0.31mg 0.6mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 2g 3%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.034mg 2%
Protein 0.83g 1.82g 2%
Calories 66kcal 80kcal 1%
Folate 14µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.75mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.26mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 13mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 16mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.75g 0%
Carbs 16.53g 17.77g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 1.7g N/A
Phosphorus 31mg 34mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.203g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
1
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Ginger
Ginger
4
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.3%
Contains more FatsFats +70.5%
Contains more OtherOther +75%
~equal in Carbs ~17.77g
~equal in Water ~78.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
1
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Ginger
Ginger
2
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.7%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.