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Longan vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and fennel different?

  • Longan is higher in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2; however, fennel is richer in fiber, iron, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 80% higher.
  • Longan contains 4 times more vitamin B2 than fennel. While longan contains 0.14mg of vitamin B2, fennel contains only 0.032mg.

Longans, raw and Fennel, bulb, raw are the varieties 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%
Fennel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +461.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +138.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +267.3%

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%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +337.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84mg 12mg 80%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 52%
Copper 0.169mg 0.066mg 11%
Fiber 1.1g 3.1g 8%
Iron 0.13mg 0.73mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.032mg 8%
Folate 27µg 7%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.191mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 5%
Calcium 1mg 49mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 4%
Phosphorus 21mg 50mg 4%
Potassium 266mg 414mg 4%
Carbs 15.14g 7.3g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.64mg 2%
Sodium 0mg 52mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 17mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 1%
Calories 60kcal 31kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 1.31g 1.24g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 3.93g N/A
Saturated fat 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0%
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
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Protein ~1.24g
~equal in Water ~90.21g

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.