Lychee vs. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between lychee and pitanga (Surinam cherry)
- Lychee has more vitamin C; however, pitanga (Surinam cherry) is richer in vitamin A.
- Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 50% more than pitanga (Surinam cherry).
- Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has 2 times less potassium than lychee. Lychee has 171mg of potassium, while pitanga (Surinam cherry) has 103mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), 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 more PotassiumPotassium | +66% |
Contains more IronIron | +55% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +181.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +20% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +80% |
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 | +171.9% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +62.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +101% |
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 | +172.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 71.5mg | 26.3mg | 50% |
Copper | 0.148mg | 16% | |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 75µg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 8% | |
Fiber | 1.3g | 5% | |
Folate | 14µg | 4% | |
Carbs | 16.53g | 7.49g | 3% |
Phosphorus | 31mg | 11mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.603mg | 0.3mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.065mg | 0.04mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 0.03mg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.055mg | 2% | |
Calories | 66kcal | 33kcal | 2% |
Potassium | 171mg | 103mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.07mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.132g | 1% | |
Choline | 7.1mg | 1% | |
Iron | 0.31mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Protein | 0.83g | 0.8g | 0% |
Fats | 0.44g | 0.4g | 0% |
Net carbs | 15.23g | 7.49g | N/A |
Magnesium | 10mg | 12mg | 0% |
Calcium | 5mg | 9mg | 0% |
Sugar | 15.23g | N/A | |
Sodium | 1mg | 3mg | 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
Protein:
0.83 g
Fats:
0.44 g
Carbs:
16.53 g
Water:
81.76 g
Other:
0.44 g
Protein:
0.8 g
Fats:
0.4 g
Carbs:
7.49 g
Water:
90.81 g
Other:
0.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +120.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +11.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +13.6% |
~equal in
Protein
~0.8g
~equal in
Fats
~0.4g