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Lychee vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lychee and mung beans

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 153% higher.
  • Mung beans have 15 times less vitamin C than lychee. Lychee has 71.5mg of vitamin C, while mung beans have 4.8mg.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index than mung beans.

Food types used in this article are Litchis, raw and Mung beans, mature seeds, 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
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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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2540%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +628.7%
Contains more IronIron +2074.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +535.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3728.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1083.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1781.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%

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
1
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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1389.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +628.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +258.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +282%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2150%
Contains more FolateFolate +4364.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1278.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 14µg 625µg 153%
Copper 0.148mg 0.941mg 88%
Iron 0.31mg 6.74mg 80%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 4.8mg 74%
Fiber 1.3g 16.3g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.621mg 51%
Phosphorus 31mg 367mg 48%
Protein 0.83g 23.86g 46%
Magnesium 10mg 189mg 43%
Manganese 0.055mg 1.035mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Potassium 171mg 1246mg 32%
Zinc 0.07mg 2.68mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.382mg 22%
Choline 7.1mg 97.9mg 17%
Carbs 16.53g 62.62g 15%
Selenium 0.6µg 8.2µg 14%
Calories 66kcal 347kcal 14%
Calcium 5mg 132mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.233mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 2.251mg 10%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 9µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.51mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.384g 2%
Sodium 1mg 15mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 1.15g 1%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.348g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more WaterWater +803.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2774.7%
Contains more FatsFats +161.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +278.8%
Contains more OtherOther +654.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +190.9%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.