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Lychee vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lychee and tofu

  • Lychee has more vitamin C, while tofu has more iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 79% higher.
  • Tofu contains 4 times less fiber than lychee. Lychee contains 1.3g of fiber, while tofu contains 0.3g.
  • Tofu has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tofu is 15, while the glycemic index of lychee is 48.

The food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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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
2
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%
Tofu
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6900%
Contains more IronIron +1629%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1042.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +212.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1383.3%

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
5
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%
Tofu
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +209.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +636.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +305.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Tofu DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0.1mg 79%
Iron 0.31mg 5.36mg 63%
Calcium 5mg 350mg 35%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.605mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 2.699g 17%
Protein 0.83g 8.08g 15%
Selenium 0.6µg 8.9µg 15%
Phosphorus 31mg 97mg 9%
Fats 0.44g 4.78g 7%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.8mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.081mg 6%
Carbs 16.53g 1.87g 5%
Magnesium 10mg 30mg 5%
Copper 0.148mg 0.193mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.047mg 4%
Choline 7.1mg 28.8mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.3g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.195mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.691g 3%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.4µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 1.056g 2%
Calories 66kcal 76kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.052mg 1%
Potassium 171mg 121mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.01mg 0%
Folate 14µg 15µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
1
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Tofu
4
8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +784%
Contains more ProteinProtein +873.5%
Contains more FatsFats +986.4%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

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
Tofu
2
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +780%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1944.7%

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. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/nutrients

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

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