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Longan vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and shallot different?

  • Longan is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B2, and copper; however, shallot is richer in iron, manganese, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 84% higher.
  • Longan contains 7 times more vitamin B2 than shallot. While longan contains 0.14mg of vitamin B2, shallot contains only 0.02mg.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than longan (45).

Longans, raw and Shallots, raw 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
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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +92%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.6%
Contains more IronIron +823.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +461.5%

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
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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +93.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84mg 8mg 84%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 27%
Iron 0.13mg 1.2mg 13%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.292mg 10%
Folate 34µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.02mg 9%
Copper 0.169mg 0.088mg 9%
Fiber 1.1g 3.2g 8%
Phosphorus 21mg 60mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Calcium 1mg 37mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 21mg 3%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.4mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.06mg 2%
Potassium 266mg 334mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Protein 1.31g 2.5g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Calories 60kcal 72kcal 1%
Sodium 0mg 12mg 1%
Carbs 15.14g 16.8g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Longan
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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~79.8g

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.