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Lychee vs. Prickly pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lychee and prickly pear

  • Lychee has more vitamin C and copper, while prickly pear has more magnesium, fiber, and calcium.
  • Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 64% higher.
  • Prickly pear contains 2 times less copper than lychee. Lychee contains 0.148mg of copper, while prickly pear contains 0.08mg.
  • Prickly pear has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of prickly pear is 7, while the glycemic index of lychee is 48.

The food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Prickly pears, 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
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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 61% 17% 19% 11% 27% 3.3% 10% 0.65% 0% 3.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +85%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1020%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.3mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 47% 0.67% 0% 0% 3.5% 14% 8.6% 0% 14% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +410.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Prickly pear DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 14mg 64%
Magnesium 10mg 85mg 18%
Fiber 1.3g 3.6g 9%
Copper 0.148mg 0.08mg 8%
Calcium 5mg 56mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.06mg 3%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Carbs 16.53g 9.57g 2%
Folate 14µg 6µg 2%
Potassium 171mg 220mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.46mg 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 24mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.213g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Calories 66kcal 41kcal 1%
Protein 0.83g 0.73g 0%
Fats 0.44g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 5.97g N/A
Iron 0.31mg 0.3mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.12mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.014mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.075g 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 87.55 g
Other: 1.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.7%
Contains more FatsFats +15.9%
Contains more OtherOther +272.7%
~equal in Water ~87.55g

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
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.4%

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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. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/nutrients

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

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