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Shallot vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shallot and lychee

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6, iron, manganese, and fiber, while lychee has more vitamin C and copper.
  • Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 71% higher.
  • Lychee contains 7 times less calcium than shallot. Shallot contains 37mg of calcium, while lychee contains 5mg.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of shallot is 30, while the glycemic index of lychee is 48.

The food types used in this comparison are Shallots, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +640%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.3%
Contains more IronIron +287.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +430.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.2%
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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +59.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +793.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +201.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8mg 71.5mg 71%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.1mg 19%
Iron 1.2mg 0.31mg 11%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.055mg 10%
Fiber 3.2g 1.3g 8%
Copper 0.088mg 0.148mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Folate 34µg 14µg 5%
Potassium 334mg 171mg 5%
Phosphorus 60mg 31mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.011mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.603mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 5mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.07mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Protein 2.5g 0.83g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.065mg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 7.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.132g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.44g 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Calories 72kcal 66kcal 0%
Carbs 16.8g 16.53g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 15.23g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +201.2%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
Contains more FatsFats +340%
~equal in Carbs ~16.53g
~equal in Water ~81.76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 -82.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +757.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +238.5%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.