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Lychee vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lychee and summer squash

  • Lychee has more vitamin C and copper; however, summer squash is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 61% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash contains 7 times less sugar than lychee. Lychee contains 15.23g of sugar, while summer squash contains 2.2g.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Litchis, raw and Squash, summer, all varieties, 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
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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +190.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.2%
Contains more IronIron +12.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +314.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.2%

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
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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +320.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +336.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +650%
Contains more FolateFolate +107.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 17mg 61%
Copper 0.148mg 0.051mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.218mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.142mg 6%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.175mg 5%
Folate 14µg 29µg 4%
Carbs 16.53g 3.35g 4%
Calories 66kcal 16kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.048mg 3%
Potassium 171mg 262mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 3µg 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.29mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 17mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.1g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.487mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 15mg 1%
Protein 0.83g 1.21g 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 38mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 2.25g N/A
Iron 0.31mg 0.35mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 2.2g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.12mg 0%
Choline 7.1mg 6.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%

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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more FatsFats +144.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +393.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.8%
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%
Contains more OtherOther +40.9%

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
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.6%

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.