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Peanut vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and longan different?

  • Peanuts are higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, and zinc; however, longan is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for peanuts is 108% higher.
  • Peanuts contain 65 times more zinc than longan. While peanuts contain 3.27mg of zinc, longan contains only 0.05mg.
  • Peanuts have a lower glycemic index (13) than longan (45).

Peanuts, all types, raw and Longans, raw are the varieties 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.
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
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 +1580%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165%
Contains more IronIron +3423.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +576.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +6440%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1690.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3619.2%
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.
Peanut
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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% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 +1964.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3922%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Longan DV% diff.
Copper 1.144mg 0.169mg 108%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 104%
Vitamin C 0mg 84mg 93%
Manganese 1.934mg 0.052mg 82%
Fats 49.24g 0.1g 76%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 0.3mg 74%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 61%
Folate 240µg 60%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 56%
Iron 4.58mg 0.13mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.031mg 51%
Phosphorus 376mg 21mg 51%
Protein 25.8g 1.31g 49%
Magnesium 168mg 10mg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 35%
Fiber 8.5g 1.1g 30%
Zinc 3.27mg 0.05mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.279g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 27%
Calories 567kcal 60kcal 25%
Selenium 7.2µg 13%
Potassium 705mg 266mg 13%
Choline 52.5mg 10%
Calcium 92mg 1mg 9%
Sodium 18mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 16.13g 15.14g 0%
Net carbs 7.63g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 4.72g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 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 +1869.5%
Contains more FatsFats +49140%
Contains more OtherOther +232.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1173.1%
~equal in Carbs ~15.14g

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.