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Lychee vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lychee and pumpkin?

  • Lychee is richer in vitamin C, yet pumpkin is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, and iron.
  • Pumpkin's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 170% higher.
  • Lychee has 8 times more vitamin C than pumpkin. Lychee has 71.5mg of vitamin C, while pumpkin has 9mg.
  • Pumpkin contains less sugar.

We used Litchis, raw and Pumpkin, raw types in this comparison.

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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
2
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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +320%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.8%
Contains more IronIron +158.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +357.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.3%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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%
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +694.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1414.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +175%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 9mg 69%
Vitamin A 0µg 426µg 47%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 1.06mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 6%
Iron 0.31mg 0.8mg 6%
Potassium 171mg 340mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.061mg 3%
Carbs 16.53g 6.5g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.11mg 3%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.125mg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 0.5g 3%
Phosphorus 31mg 44mg 2%
Calories 66kcal 26kcal 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.32mg 2%
Copper 0.148mg 0.127mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 21mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.005g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.1µg 1%
Folate 14µg 16µg 1%
Protein 0.83g 1g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 6g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 2.76g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.6mg 0%
Choline 7.1mg 8.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +340%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.5%
Contains more WaterWater +12%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
2
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +823.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2540%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.5%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.