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Lychee vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lychee and napa cabbage

  • Lychee has more vitamin C and copper; however, napa cabbage has more folate, manganese, iron, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lychee is 76% higher.
  • Napa cabbage has 2 times less potassium than lychee. Lychee has 171mg of potassium, while napa cabbage has 87mg.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index than napa cabbage.

Food types used in this article are Litchis, raw and Cabbage, napa, cooked.

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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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +480%
Contains more IronIron +138.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +269.1%

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
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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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2134.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +207.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 3.2mg 76%
Folate 14µg 43µg 7%
Copper 0.148mg 0.096mg 6%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.203mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.037mg 5%
Carbs 16.53g 2.23g 5%
Iron 0.31mg 0.74mg 5%
Calories 66kcal 12kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.025mg 3%
Phosphorus 31mg 19mg 2%
Potassium 171mg 87mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 29mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.466mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.005mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.14mg 1%
Protein 0.83g 1.1g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 2.23g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more FatsFats +158.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +641.3%
Contains more OtherOther +158.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.5%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%

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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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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