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Lychee vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lychee and flour

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 79% more than flour.
  • The glycemic index of flour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Litchis, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +1396.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +248.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5550%
~equal in Copper ~0.144mg

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%
Flour
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7036.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +879.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1207.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.785mg 65%
Selenium 0.6µg 33.9µg 61%
Iron 0.31mg 4.64mg 54%
Folate 14µg 183µg 42%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 5.904mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.494mg 33%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.682mg 27%
Carbs 16.53g 76.31g 20%
Protein 0.83g 10.33g 19%
Calories 66kcal 364kcal 15%
Phosphorus 31mg 108mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 9%
Fiber 1.3g 2.7g 6%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.7mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.044mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 22mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.413g 2%
Potassium 171mg 107mg 2%
Choline 7.1mg 10.4mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.98g 1%
Calcium 5mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 0.27g N/A
Copper 0.148mg 0.144mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +585.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1144.6%
Contains more FatsFats +122.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +361.6%
~equal in Other ~0.46g

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.9%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.