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Lychee vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lychee and lemons

  • Lychee has more vitamin C and copper; however, lemons have more fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lychee is 21% higher.
  • Lemons have 6 times less sugar than lychee. Lychee has 15.23g of sugar, while lemons have 2.5g.

Food types used in this article are Litchis, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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
8
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%
Lemon
Lemon
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +420%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%

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
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 238% 0% 0% 1.4% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11%
Lemon
Lemon
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +503%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 53mg 21%
Copper 0.148mg 0.037mg 12%
Fiber 1.3g 2.8g 6%
Iron 0.31mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.1mg 3%
Calories 66kcal 29kcal 2%
Carbs 16.53g 9.32g 2%
Calcium 5mg 26mg 2%
Phosphorus 31mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.08mg 2%
Protein 0.83g 1.1g 1%
Potassium 171mg 138mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.15mg 1%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.03mg 1%
Folate 14µg 11µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 795kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 152g 345g N/A
Fats 0.44g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 6.52g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Choline 7.1mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
3
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Lemon
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +46.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.5%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
2
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Lemon
Lemon
1
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +990.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.6%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.