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Jalapeño vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jalapeño and lychee

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and fiber; however, lychee is higher in copper.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 52% more than lychee.
  • Jalapeño has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, jalapeno, 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 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.4%
Contains more IronIron +24%
Contains more CopperCopper +221.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
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 CVitamin C +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5014.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +319%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4525%
Contains more FolateFolate +92.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.065mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~7.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 118.6mg 71.5mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.1mg 25%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 0.07mg 23%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 0.4µg 15%
Copper 0.046mg 0.148mg 11%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 1.3g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.603mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Folate 27µg 14µg 3%
Carbs 6.5g 16.53g 3%
Calories 29kcal 66kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.011mg 2%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.055mg 2%
Potassium 248mg 171mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 10mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.07mg 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 31mg 1%
Iron 0.25mg 0.31mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 5mg 1%
Protein 0.91g 0.83g 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 4.12g 15.23g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.065mg 0%
Choline 7.5mg 7.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.12g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 0.132g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
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 WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more OtherOther +20.5%
Contains more FatsFats +18.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +313.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.099g

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.