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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
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Longan
1
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 +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
10
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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
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 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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.6mg 84mg 93%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 50%
Fiber 7.1g 1.1g 24%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 16%
Carbs 63.88g 15.14g 16%
Potassium 732mg 266mg 14%
Copper 0.281mg 0.169mg 12%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.052mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.3mg 10%
Iron 0.93mg 0.13mg 10%
Calories 240kcal 60kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Phosphorus 69mg 21mg 7%
Magnesium 41mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin A 39µg 4%
Calcium 43mg 1mg 4%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.14mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.031mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Protein 2.18g 1.31g 2%
Folate 4µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
4
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Longan
1
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 +66.4%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +321.9%
Contains more OtherOther +277.1%
Contains more WaterWater +167.6%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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.