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Longan vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and Chinese cabbage different?

  • Longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2, while Chinese cabbage is higher in calcium and iron.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 43% more than Chinese cabbage.
  • Longan contains 8 times more copper than Chinese cabbage. Longan contains 0.169mg of copper, while Chinese cabbage contains 0.021mg.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index (45) than Chinese cabbage (32).

Longans, raw and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), 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.
Longan
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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% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +704.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10400%
Contains more IronIron +515.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.8%
~equal in Potassium ~252mg

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
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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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84mg 45mg 43%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin A 223µg 25%
Folate 66µg 17%
Copper 0.169mg 0.021mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.194mg 15%
Calcium 1mg 105mg 10%
Iron 0.13mg 0.8mg 8%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.159mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.07mg 5%
Carbs 15.14g 2.18g 4%
Sodium 0mg 65mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.088mg 2%
Phosphorus 21mg 37mg 2%
Calories 60kcal 13kcal 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.096g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.19mg 1%
Protein 1.31g 1.5g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 1.18g N/A
Potassium 266mg 252mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Fiber 1.1g 1g 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +594.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/nutrients
  2. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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