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Lychee vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lychee and flax seeds

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 136% higher.
  • Flax seeds have 119 times less vitamin C than lychee. Lychee has 71.5mg of vitamin C, while flax seeds have 0.6mg.

Food types used in this article are Litchis, raw and Seeds, flaxseed.

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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
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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +375.4%
Contains more IronIron +1748.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +724.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +6100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1971%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4412.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4133.3%

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
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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11816.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14845.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +147.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +410.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +975%
Contains more FolateFolate +521.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +1008.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 28.73g 191%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 1.644mg 136%
Copper 0.148mg 1.22mg 119%
Manganese 0.055mg 2.482mg 106%
Fiber 1.3g 27.3g 104%
Magnesium 10mg 392mg 91%
Phosphorus 31mg 642mg 87%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0.6mg 79%
Iron 0.31mg 5.73mg 68%
Fats 0.44g 42.16g 64%
Selenium 0.6µg 25.4µg 45%
Zinc 0.07mg 4.34mg 39%
Protein 0.83g 18.29g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.473mg 29%
Calcium 5mg 255mg 25%
Calories 66kcal 534kcal 23%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 20%
Potassium 171mg 813mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 7.527g 19%
Folate 14µg 87µg 18%
Saturated fat 0.099g 3.663g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 3.08mg 15%
Choline 7.1mg 78.7mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.161mg 7%
Carbs 16.53g 28.88g 4%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 4.3µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.31mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
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
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +1074.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2103.6%
Contains more FatsFats +9481.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74.7%
Contains more OtherOther +743.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
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
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6172.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21665.2%

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.