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Lychee vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lychee and sweet and sour

  • Lychee has more vitamin C and copper; however, sweet, and sour has more manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lychee is 70% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has 13 times less fiber than lychee. Lychee has 1.3g of fiber, while sweet, and sour has 0.1g.
  • Lychee is lower in sugar.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index than lychee.

Food types used in this article are Litchis, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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
7
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +47.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +342.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1283.6%

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
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 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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +721.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +242.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +222.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more CholineCholine +195.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +336.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 8.7mg 70%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.761mg 31%
Sodium 1mg 371mg 16%
Copper 0.148mg 0.079mg 8%
Carbs 16.53g 38.22g 7%
Fiber 1.3g 0.1g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.019mg 4%
Calories 66kcal 150kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.053mg 4%
Phosphorus 31mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.187mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.048mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 2%
Potassium 171mg 99mg 2%
Folate 14µg 8µg 2%
Iron 0.31mg 0.21mg 1%
Protein 0.83g 0.27g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 2.4mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.02g 1%
Calcium 5mg 10mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0g 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2100%
Contains more WaterWater +35.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.2%
Contains more OtherOther +177.3%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

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

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