Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Longan vs. Castanea crenata — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between longan and castanea crenata

  • Longan has more vitamin C; however, castanea crenata has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, iron, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for castanea crenata is 67% higher.
  • Castanea crenata has 3 times less vitamin C than longan. Longan has 84mg of vitamin C, while castanea crenata has 26.3mg.

Food types used in this article are Longans, raw and Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, raw.

Infographic

Longan vs Castanea crenata infographic
Infographic link

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
1
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 35% 9.3% 29% 54% 187% 30% 31% 1.8% 208% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +390%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.7%
Contains more IronIron +1015.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +232.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2959.6%
~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
1
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 88% 0.67% 0% 0% 86% 38% 28% 12% 65% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +219.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1009.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +400%
~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 Longan Castanea crenata DV% diff.
Manganese 0.052mg 1.591mg 67%
Vitamin C 84mg 26.3mg 64%
Copper 0.169mg 0.562mg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.344mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 22%
Iron 0.13mg 1.45mg 17%
Folate 47µg 12%
Zinc 0.05mg 1.1mg 10%
Magnesium 10mg 49mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 1.5mg 8%
Carbs 15.14g 34.91g 7%
Phosphorus 21mg 72mg 7%
Calories 60kcal 154kcal 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.206mg 4%
Calcium 1mg 31mg 3%
Potassium 266mg 329mg 2%
Protein 1.31g 2.25g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.163mg 2%
Sodium 0mg 14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.138g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.278g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.53g 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 34.91g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.078g 0%
Tryptophan 0.032mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.054mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.134mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.056mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Longan
1
15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
2% 35% 61%
Protein: 2.25 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 61.41 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +34.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.8%
Contains more FatsFats +430%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130.6%
Contains more OtherOther +28.6%

People also compare

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. Castanea crenata - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169413/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.