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Lychee vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lychee and Peruvian groundcherry

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, Peruvian groundcherry has more vitamin A, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 67% more.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index than Peruvian groundcherry.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Litchis, raw and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), 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
6
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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +222.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29%

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
7
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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +364.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 11mg 67%
Copper 0.148mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 2.8mg 14%
Iron 0.31mg 1mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.11mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Potassium 171mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 36µg 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 2%
Carbs 16.53g 11.2g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.04mg 2%
Protein 0.83g 1.9g 2%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 66kcal 53kcal 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 40mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 11.2g N/A
Calcium 5mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 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% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +128.9%
Contains more FatsFats +59.1%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
~equal in Water ~85.4g

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

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

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