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

Longan vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between longan and cereal

  • Longan has more vitamin C; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 521% more than longan.
  • Cereal has 3 times less potassium than longan. Longan has 266mg of potassium, while cereal has 105mg.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cereal is 69, while the glycemic index of longan is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Longans, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

Infographic

Longan vs Cereal 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
3
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%
Cereal
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +26100%
Contains more ZincZinc +15100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +266.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1419.2%

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%
Cereal
7
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2664.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9773.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 6.288mg 521%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 460%
Iron 0.13mg 34.06mg 424%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 3.87mg 287%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 29.62mg 183%
Vitamin A 814µg 90%
Zinc 0.05mg 7.6mg 69%
Vitamin C 84mg 38.5mg 51%
Sodium 0mg 795mg 35%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.79mg 32%
Carbs 15.14g 86.85g 24%
Calories 60kcal 378kcal 16%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Protein 1.31g 6.06g 10%
Phosphorus 21mg 77mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Potassium 266mg 105mg 5%
Copper 0.169mg 0.137mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.08g 2%
Magnesium 10mg 19mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Calcium 1mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 1.4g 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2089.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +362.6%
Contains more FatsFats +980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.6%
Contains more OtherOther +218.6%

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

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.