Longan vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between longan and arborio rice

Longan has more vitamin C, copper, vitamin B2, and potassium; however, arborio rice is higher in iron, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 93% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice contains 10 times less potassium than longan. Longan contains 266mg of potassium, while arborio rice contains 26mg.
The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Longans, raw and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked.

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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.

Longan

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+923.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+134.7%

Contains more IronIron	+1023.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+586.5%

~equal in Calcium ~1mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

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.

Longan

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+775%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+429%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+397.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	84mg	0mg	93%
Iron	0.13mg	1.46mg	17%
Folate		59µg	15%
Selenium		7.5µg	14%
Manganese	0.052mg	0.357mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.164mg	11%
Copper	0.169mg	0.072mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.016mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.397mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	1.493mg	7%
Potassium	266mg	26mg	7%
Vitamin B6		0.059mg	5%
Carbs	15.14g	28.73g	5%
Calories	60kcal	130kcal	4%
Fiber	1.1g		4%
Zinc	0.05mg	0.4mg	3%
Phosphorus	21mg	33mg	2%
Protein	1.31g	2.36g	2%
Fats	0.1g	0.19g	0%
Net carbs	14.04g	28.73g	N/A
Magnesium	10mg	8mg	0%
Calcium	1mg	1mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.051g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.058g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.05g	0%
Tryptophan		0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.034mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.026mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.054mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.046mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.03mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.058mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.012mg	0.056mg	0%