Longan vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between longan and tamarind

Longan has more vitamin C and copper; however, tamarind has more iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B3, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 89% higher.
Tamarind has 2 times less copper than longan. Longan has 0.169mg of copper, while tamarind has 0.086mg.
Longan has a higher glycemic index than tamarind.

Food types used in this article are Longans, raw and Tamarinds, raw.

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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

Tamarind

Contains more CopperCopper	+96.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+136.1%
Contains more IronIron	+2053.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+438.1%

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

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+2300%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1280.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+546%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.152mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	84mg	3.5mg	89%
Iron	0.13mg	2.8mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.428mg	33%
Magnesium	10mg	92mg	20%
Carbs	15.14g	62.5g	16%
Fiber	1.1g	5.1g	16%
Phosphorus	21mg	113mg	13%
Potassium	266mg	628mg	11%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	1.938mg	10%
Calories	60kcal	239kcal	9%
Copper	0.169mg	0.086mg	9%
Calcium	1mg	74mg	7%
Vitamin B6		0.066mg	5%
Folate		14µg	4%
Protein	1.31g	2.8g	3%
Vitamin B5		0.143mg	3%
Manganese	0.052mg		2%
Selenium		1.3µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.8µg	2%
Choline		8.6mg	2%
Fats	0.1g	0.6g	1%
Sodium	0mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.152mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	458kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	167g	42g	N/A
Net carbs	14.04g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar		38.8g	N/A
Zinc	0.05mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A		2µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.181g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.059g	0%
Tryptophan		0.018mg	0%
Threonine	0.034mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.026mg		0%
Leucine	0.054mg		0%
Lysine	0.046mg	0.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.03mg		0%
Valine	0.058mg		0%
Histidine	0.012mg		0%