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Rambutan vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between rambutan and longan

  • Rambutan has more manganese and vitamin B3, while longan has more vitamin C, copper, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 88% more than rambutan.
  • Rambutan contains 22 times more calcium than longan. While rambutan contains 22mg of calcium, longan contains only 1mg.
  • Longan has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of longan is 45, while the glycemic index of rambutan is 59.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rambutan, canned, syrup pack 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 5% 6.6% 3.7% 13% 22% 2.2% 3.9% 1.4% 45% 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 CalciumCalcium +2100%
Contains more IronIron +169.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +559.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
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 16% 0% 0% 0% 3.3% 5.1% 25% 1.1% 4.6% 0% 0% 6% 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 B3Vitamin B3 +350.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +536.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rambutan Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.9mg 84mg 88%
Manganese 0.343mg 0.052mg 13%
Copper 0.066mg 0.169mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.14mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.352mg 0.3mg 7%
Potassium 42mg 266mg 7%
Iron 0.35mg 0.13mg 3%
Folate 8µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 2%
Carbs 20.87g 15.14g 2%
Calcium 22mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.031mg 2%
Phosphorus 9mg 21mg 2%
Protein 0.65g 1.31g 1%
Calories 82kcal 60kcal 1%
Fiber 0.9g 1.1g 1%
Magnesium 7mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 19.97g 14.04g N/A
Zinc 0.08mg 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.018mg 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
21% 78%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 20.87 g
Water: 78.04 g
Other: 0.23 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 +110%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +101.5%
Contains more OtherOther +204.3%
~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. Rambutan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168167/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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