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Spaghetti vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spaghetti and lychee

  • Spaghetti has more selenium and manganese; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Lychee covers your daily vitamin C needs 79% more than spaghetti.
  • Lychee contains 44 times less selenium than spaghetti. Spaghetti contains 26.4µg of selenium, while lychee contains 0.6µg.
  • Spaghetti has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt 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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Lychee
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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +628.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +485.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +288.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +48%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Lychee
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 B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +10.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 71.5mg 79%
Selenium 26.4µg 0.6µg 47%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.055mg 12%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Protein 5.8g 0.83g 10%
Calories 158kcal 66kcal 5%
Copper 0.1mg 0.148mg 5%
Carbs 30.86g 16.53g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.1mg 4%
Potassium 44mg 171mg 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 31mg 4%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.065mg 3%
Fiber 1.8g 1.3g 2%
Iron 0.5mg 0.31mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 2%
Folate 7µg 14µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.132g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.011mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.603mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.44g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 15.23g N/A
Calcium 7mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g 15.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 6.4mg 7.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Lychee
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 +598.8%
Contains more FatsFats +111.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.7%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%
Contains more OtherOther +57.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Lychee
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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +147%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.12g

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.