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Shallot vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallot and longan different?

  • Shallot is higher in iron, manganese, fiber, and phosphorus; however, longan is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 84% higher.
  • Shallot contains 37 times more calcium than longan. While shallot contains 37mg of calcium, longan contains only 1mg.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than longan (45).

Shallots, raw and Longans, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.6%
Contains more IronIron +823.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +461.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +92%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8mg 84mg 84%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 27%
Iron 1.2mg 0.13mg 13%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.052mg 10%
Folate 34µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.14mg 9%
Copper 0.088mg 0.169mg 9%
Fiber 3.2g 1.1g 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 21mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Calcium 37mg 1mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.05mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.031mg 2%
Potassium 334mg 266mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Protein 2.5g 1.31g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Calories 72kcal 60kcal 1%
Sodium 12mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 16.8g 15.14g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.012mg 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
Longan
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 +90.8%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Carbs ~15.14g
~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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.