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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +6361.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1000% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +275% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Contains more WaterWater | +1933.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1062.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +65110% |
Contains more OtherOther | +154.3% |
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Carbs
~13.71g