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Longan vs. Mixed nuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and mixed nuts different?

  • Longan is higher in vitamin C; however, mixed nuts are richer in manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 93% higher.
  • Mixed nuts have a lower glycemic index (24) than longan (45).

Longans, raw and Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 164% 35% 56% 98% 302% 92% 195% 0.65% 266% 185%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.6%
Contains more IronIron +1907.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +436.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +6620%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2071.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3823.1%

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 1.7% 0% 156% 0% 47% 45% 145% 68% 81% 0% 14% 62% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +509.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2469.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Mixed nuts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 14.612g 97%
Vitamin C 84mg 0.5mg 93%
Manganese 0.052mg 2.04mg 86%
Fats 0.1g 53.95g 83%
Copper 0.169mg 0.907mg 82%
Monounsaturated fat 28.488g 71%
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Phosphorus 21mg 456mg 62%
Vitamin E 7.82mg 52%
Magnesium 10mg 229mg 52%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 7.709mg 46%
Saturated fat 8.711g 40%
Protein 1.31g 20.04g 37%
Iron 0.13mg 2.61mg 31%
Zinc 0.05mg 3.36mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.352mg 27%
Calories 60kcal 607kcal 27%
Fiber 1.1g 7g 24%
Vitamin B5 1.14mg 23%
Folate 83µg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.189mg 13%
Calcium 1mg 117mg 12%
Potassium 266mg 632mg 11%
Choline 52mg 9%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.196mg 4%
Carbs 15.14g 21.05g 2%
Starch 4.2g 2%
Net carbs 14.04g 14.05g N/A
Sugar 4.15g N/A
Sodium 0mg 5mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.055g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.703mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.826mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 1.656mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.782mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.283mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 1.182mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 1.001mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.572mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.082g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.455g N/A

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
20% 54% 21% 2% 3%
Protein: 20.04 g
Fats: 53.95 g
Carbs: 21.05 g
Water: 2.08 g
Other: 2.88 g
Contains more WaterWater +3878.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1429.8%
Contains more FatsFats +53850%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39%
Contains more OtherOther +311.4%

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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. Mixed nuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170587/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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