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Pasta vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pasta and longan?

  • Pasta is richer in vitamin B1, iron, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B12, yet longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and potassium.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 93% higher.

We used Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked and Longans, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Longan
3
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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +776.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1020%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +330.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1008.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
7
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%
Longan
1
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +574.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pasta Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 84mg 93%
Folate 64µg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.031mg 15%
Iron 1.14mg 0.13mg 13%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Protein 5.15g 1.31g 8%
Copper 0.093mg 0.169mg 8%
Potassium 24mg 266mg 7%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.052mg 7%
Phosphorus 63mg 21mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.05mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.3mg 4%
Calories 131kcal 60kcal 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 3%
Carbs 24.93g 15.14g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.14mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.1g 1%
Saturated fat 0.15g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Net carbs 24.93g 14.04g N/A
Sodium 6mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0.012mg 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
Longan
2
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 +293.1%
Contains more FatsFats +950%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.7%
Contains more WaterWater +20.7%
Contains more OtherOther +125.8%

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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. 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.