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Lychee vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lychee and jerusalem artichoke

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, jerusalem artichoke is richer in iron, vitamin B1, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 75% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Jerusalem artichoke has 2 times less sugar than lychee. Lychee has 15.23g of sugar, while jerusalem artichoke has 9.6g.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lychee is 48, while the glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Jerusalem-artichokes, 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
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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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150.9%
Contains more IronIron +996.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.14mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.06mg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1687.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +322.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~13µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 4mg 75%
Iron 0.31mg 3.4mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.2mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Potassium 171mg 429mg 8%
Phosphorus 31mg 78mg 7%
Choline 7.1mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 1.3mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 17mg 2%
Protein 0.83g 2g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.077mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.001g 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.6g 1%
Copper 0.148mg 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.01g 1%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.19mg 1%
Calories 66kcal 73kcal 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 15.84g N/A
Carbs 16.53g 17.44g 0%
Sugar 15.23g 9.6g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.12mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.06mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 14µg 13µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +4300%
Contains more ProteinProtein +141%
Contains more OtherOther +477.3%
~equal in Carbs ~17.44g
~equal in Water ~78.01g

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.