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Lychee vs. Roselle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lychee and roselle

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, roselle is higher in calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin A.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 66% more than roselle.

Food varieties used in this article are Litchis, raw and Roselle, 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 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +410%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains more IronIron +377.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.4%

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
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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 40% 4.7% 0% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +495.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.011mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Roselle DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 12mg 66%
Calcium 5mg 215mg 21%
Copper 0.148mg 16%
Iron 0.31mg 1.48mg 15%
Magnesium 10mg 51mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Folate 14µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.028mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Carbs 16.53g 11.31g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.31mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 66kcal 49kcal 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 37mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 1%
Potassium 171mg 208mg 1%
Protein 0.83g 0.96g 0%
Fats 0.44g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 11.31g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.011mg 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
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.7%
Contains more FatsFats +45.5%
Contains more OtherOther +15.9%
~equal in Water ~86.58g

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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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/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.