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Lychee vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lychee and vegetable different?

  • Lychee is richer in vitamin C and copper, while vegetable is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, fiber, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Vegetable covers your daily need for vitamin A, 86% more than lychee.
  • Lychee contains 22 times more vitamin C than vegetable. Lychee contains 71.5mg of vitamin C, while vegetable contains 3.2mg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index (66) than lychee (48).

Litchis, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +164.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +589.1%
~equal in Potassium ~169mg

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
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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 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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2134.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5775%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +239.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 3.2mg 76%
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 23.5µg 19%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.379mg 14%
Fiber 1.3g 4.4g 12%
Copper 0.148mg 0.083mg 7%
Iron 0.31mg 0.82mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.071mg 5%
Protein 0.83g 2.86g 4%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.49mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.12mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 3%
Phosphorus 31mg 51mg 3%
Choline 7.1mg 24.1mg 3%
Calcium 5mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.851mg 2%
Carbs 16.53g 13.09g 1%
Sodium 1mg 35mg 1%
Folate 14µg 19µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Calories 66kcal 65kcal 0%
Fats 0.44g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 8.69g N/A
Potassium 171mg 169mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g 3.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +193.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +244.6%
Contains more OtherOther +52.3%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.7%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.