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Peppermint vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and lychee different?

  • Peppermint is richer in vitamin A, iron, manganese, fiber, folate, calcium, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while lychee is higher in vitamin C.
  • Peppermint covers your daily need for vitamin A, 85% more than lychee.
  • Peppermint contains 49 times more calcium than lychee. Peppermint contains 243mg of calcium, while lychee contains 5mg.
  • Peppermint has a higher glycemic index (70) than lychee (48).

Peppermint, fresh 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Lychee
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 +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232.7%
Contains more IronIron +1538.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +122.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1485.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2038.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
Lychee
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 +645.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +182.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29%
Contains more FolateFolate +714.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +124.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Lychee DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 0.31mg 60%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.055mg 49%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 71.5mg 44%
Fiber 8g 1.3g 27%
Folate 114µg 14µg 25%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 5mg 24%
Copper 0.329mg 0.148mg 20%
Magnesium 80mg 10mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.065mg 15%
Potassium 569mg 171mg 12%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.603mg 7%
Protein 3.75g 0.83g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.011mg 6%
Phosphorus 73mg 31mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.132g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.1mg 2%
Sodium 31mg 1mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.099g 1%
Carbs 14.89g 16.53g 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.44g 1%
Calories 70kcal 66kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
Lychee
Lychee
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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 +351.8%
Contains more FatsFats +113.6%
Contains more OtherOther +302.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11%
~equal in Water ~81.76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Lychee
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 +284.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +263.6%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.