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Lychee vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lychee and peanuts

  • Lychee has more vitamin C, while peanuts have more copper, manganese, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Peanuts' daily need coverage for copper is 111% higher.
  • Peanuts have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of peanuts is 13, while the glycemic index of lychee is 48.

The food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Peanuts, all types, 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
1
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%
Peanut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1580%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1740%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.3%
Contains more IronIron +1377.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +673%
Contains more ZincZinc +4571.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1112.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3416.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1100%

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
2
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%
Peanut
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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 0% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1901%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +248%
Contains more FolateFolate +1614.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +639.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Peanut DV% diff.
Copper 0.148mg 1.144mg 111%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 15.558g 103%
Manganese 0.055mg 1.934mg 82%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Fats 0.44g 49.24g 75%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 12.066mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 24.426g 61%
Folate 14µg 240µg 57%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 8.33mg 55%
Iron 0.31mg 4.58mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.64mg 52%
Protein 0.83g 25.8g 50%
Phosphorus 31mg 376mg 49%
Magnesium 10mg 168mg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 35%
Fiber 1.3g 8.5g 29%
Zinc 0.07mg 3.27mg 29%
Saturated fat 0.099g 6.279g 28%
Calories 66kcal 567kcal 25%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.348mg 19%
Potassium 171mg 705mg 16%
Selenium 0.6µg 7.2µg 12%
Calcium 5mg 92mg 9%
Choline 7.1mg 52.5mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.135mg 5%
Sodium 1mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 16.53g 16.13g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 7.63g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 4.72g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 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
Peanut
3
26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +1157.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3008.4%
Contains more FatsFats +11090.9%
Contains more OtherOther +429.5%
~equal in Carbs ~16.13g

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
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20255%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11686.4%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.