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Pasta vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pasta and lychee different?

  • Pasta is richer in vitamin B1, folate, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12, while lychee is higher in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Lychee covers your daily need for vitamin C, 79% more than pasta.

Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Litchis, raw 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.
Pasta
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Lychee
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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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +267.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +307.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +612.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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.
Pasta
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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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Lychee
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 71.5mg 79%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.011mg 17%
Folate 64µg 14µg 13%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Iron 1.14mg 0.31mg 10%
Protein 5.15g 0.83g 9%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.055mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.065mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Copper 0.093mg 0.148mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.1mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Phosphorus 63mg 31mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Potassium 24mg 171mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.07mg 4%
Calories 131kcal 66kcal 3%
Carbs 24.93g 16.53g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.603mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.132g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.44g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 15.23g N/A
Calcium 6mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
3
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Lychee
2
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 +520.5%
Contains more FatsFats +138.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.8%
Contains more WaterWater +19.3%
Contains more OtherOther +41.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
2
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Lychee
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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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +225%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.12g

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.