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Macadamia vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between macadamia and lychee

  • Macadamia has more manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C.
  • Macadamia covers your daily manganese needs 177% more than lychee.
  • Lychee contains 122 times less saturated fat than macadamia. Macadamia contains 12.061g of saturated fat, while lychee contains 0.099g.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Litchis, 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 93% 26% 32% 138% 252% 35% 81% 0.65% 539% 20%
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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% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.2%
Contains more IronIron +1090.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +410.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1757.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +506.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7410.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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 4% 0% 11% 0% 299% 37% 46% 45% 63% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10763.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +149.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +310.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5858.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Macadamia Lychee DV% diff.
Manganese 4.131mg 0.055mg 177%
Monounsaturated fat 58.877g 0.12g 147%
Fats 75.77g 0.44g 116%
Vitamin B1 1.195mg 0.011mg 99%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 71.5mg 78%
Copper 0.756mg 0.148mg 68%
Saturated fat 12.061g 0.099g 54%
Iron 3.69mg 0.31mg 42%
Calories 718kcal 66kcal 33%
Fiber 8.6g 1.3g 29%
Magnesium 130mg 10mg 29%
Phosphorus 188mg 31mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.758mg 15%
Protein 7.91g 0.83g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.275mg 0.1mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.473mg 0.603mg 12%
Zinc 1.3mg 0.07mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.502g 0.132g 9%
Calcium 85mg 5mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.065mg 7%
Potassium 368mg 171mg 6%
Selenium 3.6µg 0.6µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.07mg 3%
Folate 11µg 14µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Carbs 13.82g 16.53g 1%
Net carbs 5.22g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 4.57g 15.23g N/A
Starch 1.05g 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.37mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.602mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.665mg 0%
Valine 0.363mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 76% 14%
Protein: 7.91 g
Fats: 75.77 g
Carbs: 13.82 g
Water: 1.36 g
Other: 1.14 g
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +853%
Contains more FatsFats +17120.5%
Contains more OtherOther +159.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.6%
Contains more WaterWater +5911.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 81% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 58.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.502 g
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48964.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1037.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Macadamia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170178/nutrients
  2. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.