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Longan vs. Cardamom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and cardamom different?

  • Longan is richer in vitamin C, while cardamom is higher in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Cardamom covers your daily need for manganese, 1215% more than longan.
  • Longan contains 4 times more vitamin C than cardamom. Longan contains 84mg of vitamin C, while cardamom contains 21mg.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index (45) than cardamom (0).

Longans, raw and Spices, cardamom 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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +320.7%
Contains more IronIron +10646.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +126.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +14840%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +747.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53746.2%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +538.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +267.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Cardamom DV% diff.
Manganese 0.052mg 28mg 1215%
Iron 0.13mg 13.97mg 173%
Fiber 1.1g 28g 108%
Vitamin C 84mg 21mg 70%
Zinc 0.05mg 7.47mg 67%
Magnesium 10mg 229mg 52%
Calcium 1mg 383mg 38%
Potassium 266mg 1119mg 25%
Copper 0.169mg 0.383mg 24%
Phosphorus 21mg 178mg 22%
Protein 1.31g 10.76g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 18%
Carbs 15.14g 68.47g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.198mg 14%
Calories 60kcal 311kcal 13%
Fats 0.1g 6.7g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 1.102mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.182mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.68g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 2%
Sodium 0mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 40.47g N/A
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Contains more WaterWater +899.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +721.4%
Contains more FatsFats +6600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +352.2%
Contains more OtherOther +727.1%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.