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Prickly pear vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prickly pear and longan different?

  • Prickly pear is higher in magnesium, fiber, and calcium; however, longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 78% higher.
  • Prickly pear contains 56 times more calcium than longan. While prickly pear contains 56mg of calcium, longan contains only 1mg.
  • Prickly pear has a lower glycemic index (7) than longan (45).

Prickly pears, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 19% 11% 27% 3.3% 10% 0.65% 0% 3.3%
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 +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5500%
Contains more IronIron +130.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.3%
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.
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 47% 0.67% 0% 0% 3.5% 14% 8.6% 0% 14% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 14mg 84mg 78%
Magnesium 85mg 10mg 18%
Fiber 3.6g 1.1g 10%
Copper 0.08mg 0.169mg 10%
Calcium 56mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.14mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Carbs 9.57g 15.14g 2%
Iron 0.3mg 0.13mg 2%
Calories 41kcal 60kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.031mg 1%
Protein 0.73g 1.31g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.1g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.05mg 1%
Potassium 220mg 266mg 1%
Net carbs 5.97g 14.04g N/A
Phosphorus 24mg 21mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 87.55 g
Other: 1.64 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 FatsFats +410%
Contains more OtherOther +134.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +79.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.2%
~equal in Water ~82.75g

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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. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/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.

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