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Longan vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between longan and walnut?

  • Longan is higher in vitamin C, yet walnut is higher in copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and calcium.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 157% more.
  • Longan has 65 times more vitamin C than walnut. While longan has 84mg of vitamin C, walnut has only 1.3mg.
  • The glycemic index of walnut is lower.

We used Longans, raw and Nuts, walnuts, english types 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
1
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%
Walnut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1480%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.8%
Contains more IronIron +2138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +838.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +6080%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1547.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6465.4%

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
1
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%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6361.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 314%
Copper 0.169mg 1.586mg 157%
Manganese 0.052mg 3.414mg 146%
Fats 0.1g 65.21g 100%
Vitamin C 84mg 1.3mg 92%
Phosphorus 21mg 346mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 41%
Magnesium 10mg 158mg 35%
Iron 0.13mg 2.91mg 35%
Calories 60kcal 654kcal 30%
Zinc 0.05mg 3.09mg 28%
Saturated fat 6.126g 28%
Protein 1.31g 15.23g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.341mg 26%
Folate 98µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 22%
Fiber 1.1g 6.7g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 11%
Calcium 1mg 98mg 10%
Selenium 4.9µg 9%
Choline 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Potassium 266mg 441mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 1.125mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 15.14g 13.71g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 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
Walnut
3
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +1933.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1062.6%
Contains more FatsFats +65110%
Contains more OtherOther +154.3%
~equal in Carbs ~13.71g

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients

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

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