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Longan vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between longan and pilaf

  • Longan has more vitamin C; however, pilaf has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, iron, phosphorus, zinc, calcium, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 89% higher.
  • Pilaf has a higher glycemic index than longan.

Food types used in this article are Longans, raw and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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%
Pilaf
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8200%
Contains more IronIron +1776.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1920%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1596.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.166mg

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%
Pilaf
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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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1948.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1845.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1942.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Pilaf DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84mg 4.1mg 89%
Selenium 32.4µg 59%
Sodium 0mg 1303mg 57%
Folate 212µg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.603mg 48%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 6.127mg 36%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.882mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 31%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 0.13mg 2.44mg 29%
Carbs 15.14g 76.31g 20%
Phosphorus 21mg 154mg 19%
Protein 1.31g 10.42g 18%
Calories 60kcal 359kcal 15%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 14%
Zinc 0.05mg 1.01mg 9%
Calcium 1mg 83mg 8%
Magnesium 10mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.087mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Potassium 266mg 188mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g N/A
Fiber 1.1g 1.2g 0%
Copper 0.169mg 0.166mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.15mg 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
Pilaf
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more WaterWater +929.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +695.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1270%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +404%
Contains more OtherOther +451.4%

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

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

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