Roselle vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between roselle and lychee
- Roselle has more calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin A; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C.
- Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 66% more than roselle.
Food varieties used in this article are Roselle, raw and Litchis, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +410% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +4200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +21.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +377.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +19.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -83.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +495.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +132.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +94.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 12mg | 71.5mg | 66% |
Calcium | 215mg | 5mg | 21% |
Copper | 0.148mg | 16% | |
Iron | 1.48mg | 0.31mg | 15% |
Magnesium | 51mg | 10mg | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 8% | |
Fiber | 1.3g | 5% | |
Folate | 14µg | 4% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.028mg | 0.065mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 14µg | 0µg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.055mg | 2% | |
Carbs | 11.31g | 16.53g | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.31mg | 0.603mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.132g | 1% | |
Choline | 7.1mg | 1% | |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Calories | 49kcal | 66kcal | 1% |
Phosphorus | 37mg | 31mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.07mg | 1% | |
Potassium | 208mg | 171mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.96g | 0.83g | 0% |
Fats | 0.64g | 0.44g | 0% |
Net carbs | 11.31g | 15.23g | N/A |
Sugar | 15.23g | N/A | |
Sodium | 6mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.07mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.099g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.12g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.041mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.009mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +15.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +45.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +15.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +46.2% |
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