Lychee vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lychee and melon?

Lychee is richer than melon in vitamin C and copper.
Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 55% more.
Lychee has 6 times more phosphorus than melon. While lychee has 31mg of phosphorus, melon has only 5mg.
The amount of sugar in melon is lower.
The glycemic index of lychee is lower.

We used Litchis, raw and Melons, casaba, raw types in this article.

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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

Melon

Contains more CopperCopper	+146.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+520%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+120%

~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

~equal in Potassium ~182mg

~equal in Iron ~0.34mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.07mg

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

Melon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+228%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+109.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+525%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	71.5mg	21.8mg	55%
Copper	0.148mg	0.06mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.163mg	5%
Phosphorus	31mg	5mg	4%
Carbs	16.53g	6.58g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.065mg	0.031mg	3%
Calories	66kcal	28kcal	2%
Fiber	1.3g	0.9g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.603mg	0.232mg	2%
Vitamin B5		0.084mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2.5µg	2%
Folate	14µg	8µg	2%
Protein	0.83g	1.11g	1%
Fats	0.44g	0.1g	1%
Calcium	5mg	11mg	1%
Manganese	0.055mg	0.035mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	0.039g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	795kcal	252kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	152g	357g	N/A
Net carbs	15.23g	5.68g	N/A
Magnesium	10mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	171mg	182mg	0%
Iron	0.31mg	0.34mg	0%
Sugar	15.23g	5.69g	N/A
Zinc	0.07mg	0.07mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	9mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.05mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.4µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.011mg	0.015mg	0%
Choline	7.1mg	7.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.099g	0.025g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.12g	0.002g	0%
Tryptophan	0.007mg		0%
Lysine	0.041mg		0%
Methionine	0.009mg		0%