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Lychee vs. Squid — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lychee and squid

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, squid is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, copper, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Squid covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 225% more than lychee.
  • Lychee has 8 times more vitamin C than squid. While lychee has 71.5mg of vitamin C, squid has only 8.5mg.
  • Lychee has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Litchis, raw and Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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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
1
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%
Squid
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 54% 56% 407% 333% 94% 249% 97% 27% 489%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.5%
Contains more IronIron +3396.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +574.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4842.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1771%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +280%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14833.3%

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
4
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%
Squid
8
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 28% 68% 0% 0% 4.3% 399% 41% 54% 62% 675% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +741.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2560%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +263%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Squid DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 5.4µg 225%
Selenium 0.6µg 89.6µg 162%
Iron 0.31mg 10.84mg 132%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 1.729mg 128%
Copper 0.148mg 0.998mg 94%
Phosphorus 31mg 580mg 78%
Cholesterol 0mg 224mg 75%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 8.5mg 70%
Protein 0.83g 32.48g 63%
Sodium 1mg 744mg 32%
Zinc 0.07mg 3.46mg 31%
Vitamin A 0µg 203µg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 18%
Calcium 5mg 180mg 18%
Potassium 171mg 637mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.27mg 13%
Magnesium 10mg 60mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 2.189mg 10%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.209mg 7%
Calories 66kcal 158kcal 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Carbs 16.53g 1.64g 5%
Folate 14µg 24µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.268g 1%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.236g 1%
Fats 0.44g 1.4g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.017mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 1.64g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.162g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.364mg 0%
Threonine 1.398mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.414mg 0%
Leucine 2.287mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.733mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.164mg 0%
Valine 1.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.624mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.078g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.132g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.012g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
2
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Squid
3
32% 61% 3%
Protein: 32.48 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 1.64 g
Water: 61.12 g
Other: 3.36 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +907.9%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3813.3%
Contains more FatsFats +218.2%
Contains more OtherOther +663.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
1
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Squid
2
35% 24% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.236 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.162 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.268 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103%

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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. Squid - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172010/nutrients

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

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