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Lychee vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lychee and wakame

  • Lychee has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, wakame is higher in manganese, folate, iron, magnesium, copper, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Lychee covers your daily need for vitamin C, 76% more than wakame.
  • Lychee has 50 times more vitamin B6 than wakame. While lychee has 0.1mg of vitamin B6, wakame has only 0.002mg.
  • Lychee has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Litchis, raw and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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%
Wakame
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +242%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +970%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +603.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +442.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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
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%
Wakame
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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1225%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +95.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 3mg 76%
Manganese 0.055mg 1.4mg 58%
Folate 14µg 196µg 46%
Sodium 1mg 872mg 38%
Iron 0.31mg 2.18mg 23%
Magnesium 10mg 107mg 23%
Copper 0.148mg 0.284mg 15%
Calcium 5mg 150mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.23mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.002mg 8%
Phosphorus 31mg 80mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 1.6mg 6%
Potassium 171mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 5.3µg 4%
Protein 0.83g 3.03g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.06mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.5g 3%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.38mg 3%
Carbs 16.53g 9.14g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Choline 7.1mg 13.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.218g 1%
Calories 66kcal 45kcal 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
3
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +265.1%
Contains more FatsFats +45.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1536.4%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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
Wakame
1
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +106.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.2%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.