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Lychee vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lychee and penne

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, penne is richer in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, iron, and fiber.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 79% more than penne.
  • Lychee contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared.

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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
5
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%
Penne
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1680%
Contains more IronIron +158.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +280.6%

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
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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Penne
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Penne DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Copper 0.148mg 16%
Phosphorus 31mg 118mg 12%
Sodium 1mg 248mg 11%
Protein 0.83g 5.7g 10%
Saturated fat 0.099g 2.3g 10%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Calcium 5mg 89mg 8%
Iron 0.31mg 0.8mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 2.7g 6%
Magnesium 10mg 30mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 5%
Fats 0.44g 4g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Calories 66kcal 126kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.4g 2%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 1g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 1%
Potassium 171mg 122mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Carbs 16.53g 16.8g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 1.9g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
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
Penne
4
6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +586.7%
Contains more FatsFats +809.1%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~equal in Carbs ~16.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
1
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Penne
2
62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +733.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203%

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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

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.