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Pumpkin seeds vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pumpkin seeds and longan

  • Pumpkin seeds have more zinc, fiber, magnesium, copper, iron, manganese, potassium, and phosphorus; however, longan is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Pumpkin seeds cover your daily zinc needs 93% more than longan.
  • Longan contains 26 times less magnesium than pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds contain 262mg of magnesium, while longan contains 10mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, pumpkin, and squash seeds, whole, roasted, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 187% 17% 81% 124% 230% 281% 39% 2.3% 65% 0%
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 +2520%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245.5%
Contains more IronIron +2446.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +308.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +338.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +853.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 1% 1% 0% 0% 8.5% 12% 5.4% 3.4% 8.5% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
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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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +27900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +169.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.3mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin seeds Longan DV% diff.
Zinc 10.3mg 0.05mg 93%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 84mg 93%
Fiber 18.4g 1.1g 69%
Magnesium 262mg 10mg 60%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.844g 59%
Copper 0.69mg 0.169mg 58%
Iron 3.31mg 0.13mg 40%
Protein 18.55g 1.31g 34%
Fats 19.4g 0.1g 30%
Manganese 0.496mg 0.052mg 19%
Calories 446kcal 60kcal 19%
Potassium 919mg 266mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.67g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.032g 15%
Carbs 53.75g 15.14g 13%
Phosphorus 92mg 21mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.14mg 7%
Calcium 55mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Sodium 18mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.056mg 1%
Net carbs 35.35g 14.04g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.031mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.286mg 0.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.326mg 0%
Threonine 0.683mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.956mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.572mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.417mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.924mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 1.491mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.515mg 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 19% 54% 5% 4%
Protein: 18.55 g
Fats: 19.4 g
Carbs: 53.75 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 3.8 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 ProteinProtein +1316%
Contains more FatsFats +19300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +255%
Contains more OtherOther +442.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1738.9%

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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. Pumpkin seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170188/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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