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Lychee vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lychee and sweet potato

  • Lychee has more vitamin C, while sweet potato has more vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B6, fiber, and vitamin B1.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 30 times less vitamin C than lychee. Lychee contains 71.5mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato contains 2.4mg.
  • The amount of sugar in sweet potato is lower.
  • Lychee has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lychee is 48, while the glycemic index of sweet potato is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.1%
Contains more IronIron +96.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +369.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.151mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2879.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +609.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.557mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 2.4mg 77%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 16%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.258mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.209mg 8%
Fiber 1.3g 3g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.078mg 6%
Potassium 171mg 337mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.31mg 0.61mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 25mg 4%
Calcium 5mg 30mg 3%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 31mg 47mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 55mg 2%
Protein 0.83g 1.57g 1%
Folate 14µg 11µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 12.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.014g 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.8µg 1%
Calories 66kcal 86kcal 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Carbs 16.53g 20.12g 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.05g 1%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 4.18g N/A
Copper 0.148mg 0.151mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.061mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.557mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +780%
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.7%
Contains more OtherOther +122.7%
~equal in Water ~77.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
2
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +842.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.8%

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 potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.