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Rutabagas vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rutabagas and lychee different?

  • Rutabagas are higher in vitamin B1; however, lychee is richer in vitamin C and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lychee is 52% higher.
  • Rutabagas contain 9 times more calcium than lychee. While rutabagas contain 43mg of calcium, lychee contains only 5mg.
  • Rutabagas have less sugar.
  • Lychee has a lower glycemic index (48) than rutabagas (72).

Rutabagas, raw and Litchis, 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 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
Lychee
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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% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.4%
Contains more IronIron +41.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +242.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +362.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +98.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +186%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 25mg 71.5mg 52%
Copper 0.032mg 0.148mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.011mg 7%
Calcium 43mg 5mg 4%
Potassium 305mg 171mg 4%
Fiber 2.3g 1.3g 4%
Phosphorus 53mg 31mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 3%
Carbs 8.62g 16.53g 3%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.055mg 3%
Fructose 1.61g 2%
Folate 21µg 14µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.065mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.07mg 2%
Iron 0.44mg 0.31mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.07mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Calories 37kcal 66kcal 1%
Choline 14.1mg 7.1mg 1%
Protein 1.08g 0.83g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.603mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 6.32g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 4.46g 15.23g N/A
Starch 0.4g 0%
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.12g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.132g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 g
Lychee
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.1%
Contains more OtherOther +61.4%
Contains more FatsFats +175%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91.8%
~equal in Water ~81.76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +380%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50%

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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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/nutrients
  2. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.