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Longan vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between longan and fireweed?

  • Longan is higher in vitamin C, yet fireweed is higher in manganese, calcium, fiber, magnesium, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Fireweed's daily need coverage for manganese is 289% more.
  • Longan has 38 times more vitamin C than fireweed. While longan has 84mg of vitamin C, fireweed has only 2.2mg.

We used Longans, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw types 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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1460%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.7%
Contains more IronIron +1746.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +5220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +414.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12792.3%

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%
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 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1458%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.033mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.052mg 6.704mg 289%
Vitamin C 84mg 2.2mg 91%
Vitamin B6 0.632mg 49%
Calcium 1mg 429mg 43%
Fiber 1.1g 10.6g 38%
Magnesium 10mg 156mg 35%
Folate 112µg 28%
Iron 0.13mg 2.4mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.356mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 4.674mg 27%
Zinc 0.05mg 2.66mg 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 20%
Copper 0.169mg 0.32mg 17%
Phosphorus 21mg 108mg 12%
Potassium 266mg 494mg 7%
Protein 1.31g 4.71g 7%
Fats 0.1g 2.75g 4%
Calories 60kcal 103kcal 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Sodium 0mg 34mg 1%
Carbs 15.14g 19.22g 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 8.62g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.033mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.137mg 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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +259.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.9%
Contains more OtherOther +262.9%

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.