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Longan vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between longan and lychee?

  • Lychee has less vitamin C and vitamin B2 than longan.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 14% higher.
  • Longan has 2 times more vitamin B2 than lychee. Longan has 0.14mg of vitamin B2, while lychee has 0.065mg.

We used Longans, raw and Litchis, raw types in this comparison.

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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
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%
Lychee
Lychee
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +138.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.055mg

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
Longan
3
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%
Lychee
Lychee
6
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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84mg 71.5mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.065mg 6%
Folate 14µg 4%
Potassium 266mg 171mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.011mg 2%
Iron 0.13mg 0.31mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.603mg 2%
Copper 0.169mg 0.148mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.44g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 1.3g 1%
Phosphorus 21mg 31mg 1%
Protein 1.31g 0.83g 1%
Calories 60kcal 66kcal 0%
Carbs 15.14g 16.53g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 15.23g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 1mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.055mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Longan
Longan
3
15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Lychee
Lychee
2
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.8%
Contains more OtherOther +59.1%
Contains more FatsFats +340%
~equal in Carbs ~16.53g
~equal in Water ~81.76g

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.