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Longan vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and wheat different?

  • Longan is richer in vitamin C, while wheat is higher in manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Wheat covers your daily need for manganese, 129% more than longan.

Longans, raw and Wheat, durum 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62%
Contains more IronIron +2607.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +8220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2319%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5692.3%

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%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1251.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2146%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 0.052mg 3.012mg 129%
Vitamin C 84mg 0mg 93%
Phosphorus 21mg 508mg 70%
Copper 0.169mg 0.553mg 43%
Iron 0.13mg 3.52mg 42%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 6.738mg 40%
Zinc 0.05mg 4.16mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.419mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 32%
Magnesium 10mg 144mg 32%
Protein 1.31g 13.68g 25%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Carbs 15.14g 71.13g 19%
Calories 60kcal 339kcal 14%
Folate 43µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 7%
Potassium 266mg 431mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Fats 0.1g 2.47g 4%
Calcium 1mg 34mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.121mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 71.13g N/A
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +656.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +944.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +369.8%
Contains more OtherOther +154.3%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.