Prunes vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between prunes and longan

Prunes have more fiber, potassium, copper, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, magnesium, and phosphorus, while longan has more vitamin C.
Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 93% more than prunes.
Prunes contain 43 times more calcium than longan. While prunes contain 43mg of calcium, longan contains only 1mg.
Prunes have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of prunes is 29, while the glycemic index of longan is 45.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Longans, 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.

Prunes

Longan

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+175.2%
Contains more IronIron	+615.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+780%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+228.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+475%
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.

Prunes

Longan

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+13900%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0.6mg	84mg	93%
Vitamin K	59.5µg		50%
Fiber	7.1g	1.1g	24%
Carbs	63.88g	15.14g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.205mg		16%
Fructose	12.45g		16%
Potassium	732mg	266mg	14%
Copper	0.281mg	0.169mg	12%
Manganese	0.299mg	0.052mg	11%
Iron	0.93mg	0.13mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.882mg	0.3mg	10%
Calories	240kcal	60kcal	9%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg		8%
Magnesium	41mg	10mg	7%
Phosphorus	69mg	21mg	7%
Calcium	43mg	1mg	4%
Zinc	0.44mg	0.05mg	4%
Vitamin A	39µg		4%
Vitamin B2	0.186mg	0.14mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.43mg		3%
Protein	2.18g	1.31g	2%
Starch	5.11g		2%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.031mg	2%
Choline	10.1mg		2%
Selenium	0.3µg		1%
Folate	4µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.91g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1101kcal	458kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	167g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	56.78g	14.04g	N/A
Sugar	38.13g		N/A
Sodium	2mg	0mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.088g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.053g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.062g		0%
Tryptophan	0.025mg		0%
Threonine	0.049mg	0.034mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.041mg	0.026mg	0%
Leucine	0.066mg	0.054mg	0%
Lysine	0.05mg	0.046mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.052mg	0.03mg	0%
Valine	0.056mg	0.058mg	0%
Histidine	0.027mg	0.012mg	0%