Lychee vs. Macadamia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between lychee and macadamia
- Lychee has more vitamin C; however, macadamia is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
- Macadamia covers your daily manganese needs 177% more than lychee.
- Macadamia contains 60 times less vitamin C than lychee. Lychee contains 71.5mg of vitamin C, while macadamia contains 1.2mg.
- Lychee has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of lychee is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Litchis, raw and Nuts, macadamia nuts, 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -80% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1200% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1600% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +115.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1090.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +410.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1757.1% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +506.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +7410.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +500% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +5858.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +27.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +671.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +10763.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +149.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +310.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +175% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.055mg | 4.131mg | 177% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.12g | 58.877g | 147% |
| Fats | 0.44g | 75.77g | 116% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 1.195mg | 99% |
| Vitamin C | 71.5mg | 1.2mg | 78% |
| Copper | 0.148mg | 0.756mg | 68% |
| Saturated fat | 0.099g | 12.061g | 54% |
| Iron | 0.31mg | 3.69mg | 42% |
| Calories | 66kcal | 718kcal | 33% |
| Fiber | 1.3g | 8.6g | 29% |
| Magnesium | 10mg | 130mg | 29% |
| Phosphorus | 31mg | 188mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.758mg | 15% | |
| Protein | 0.83g | 7.91g | 14% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 0.275mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.603mg | 2.473mg | 12% |
| Zinc | 0.07mg | 1.3mg | 11% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.132g | 1.502g | 9% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 85mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.065mg | 0.162mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 171mg | 368mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 3.6µg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.07mg | 0.54mg | 3% |
| Folate | 14µg | 11µg | 1% |
| Choline | 7.1mg | 1% | |
| Carbs | 16.53g | 13.82g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 15.23g | 5.22g | N/A |
| Sugar | 15.23g | 4.57g | N/A |
| Starch | 1.05g | 0% | |
| Sodium | 1mg | 5mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0.067mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.37mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.314mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.602mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.041mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.009mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.665mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.363mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.195mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.07g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +19.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +5911.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +853% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +17120.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +159.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.2% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +48964.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1037.9% |
