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Longan vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and quince different?

  • Longan is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B2, while quince is higher in iron.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 77% more than quince.
  • Longan contains 5 times more vitamin B2 than quince. Longan contains 0.14mg of vitamin B2, while quince contains 0.03mg.

Longans, raw and Quinces, raw types were 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%
Quince
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more IronIron +438.5%

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%
Quince
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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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +460%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Quince DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84mg 15mg 77%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.03mg 8%
Iron 0.13mg 0.7mg 7%
Copper 0.169mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Fiber 1.1g 1.9g 3%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.081mg 2%
Potassium 266mg 197mg 2%
Protein 1.31g 0.4g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 1mg 11mg 1%
Phosphorus 21mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 60kcal 57kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 15.14g 15.3g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 13.4g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.04mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 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
Quince
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +227.5%
Contains more OtherOther +75%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Carbs ~15.3g
~equal in Water ~83.8g

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.