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Brazil nut vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between brazil nut and longan

  • Brazil nut has more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, iron, fiber, and calcium; however, longan is richer in vitamin C.
  • Brazil nut covers your daily copper needs 175% more than longan.
  • Longan has 160 times less calcium than brazil nut. Brazil nut has 160mg of calcium, while longan has 1mg.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of longan is 45, while the glycemic index of brazil nut is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Longans, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3660%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.7%
Contains more IronIron +1769.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +931.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +8020%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3352.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2251.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1890.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.3mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Longan DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 3485%
Copper 1.743mg 0.169mg 175%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 163%
Fats 67.1g 0.1g 103%
Phosphorus 725mg 21mg 101%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 84mg 93%
Magnesium 376mg 10mg 87%
Saturated fat 16.134g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 60%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.052mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.031mg 49%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 38%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.05mg 36%
Calories 659kcal 60kcal 30%
Iron 2.43mg 0.13mg 29%
Fiber 7.5g 1.1g 26%
Protein 14.32g 1.31g 26%
Calcium 160mg 1mg 16%
Potassium 659mg 266mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.14mg 8%
Folate 22µg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 4%
Carbs 11.74g 15.14g 1%
Net carbs 4.24g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Sodium 3mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0.012mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 23.859g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +993.1%
Contains more FatsFats +67000%
Contains more OtherOther +388.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29%
Contains more WaterWater +2319.6%

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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. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/nutrients
  2. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.