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Lychee vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lychee and turnip different?

  • Lychee is higher than turnip in vitamin C and copper.
  • Lychee covers your daily need for vitamin C, 56% more than turnip.
  • Lychee contains 4 times more sugar than turnip. Lychee contains 15.23g of sugar, while turnip contains 3.8g.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index (73) than lychee (48).

Litchis, raw and Turnips, raw types were used in this article.

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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
3
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%
Turnip
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +74.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Iron ~0.3mg

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%
Turnip
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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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +240.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 21mg 56%
Copper 0.148mg 0.085mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.03mg 3%
Carbs 16.53g 6.43g 3%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.134mg 3%
Calcium 5mg 30mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 67mg 3%
Calories 66kcal 28kcal 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.04mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.053g 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 27mg 1%
Potassium 171mg 191mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.4mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.09mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 11.1mg 1%
Protein 0.83g 0.9g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Iron 0.31mg 0.3mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 14µg 15µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

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
Turnip
3
6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +340%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.1%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%
Contains more OtherOther +59.1%
~equal in Protein ~0.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Turnip
1
16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.9%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.