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Spaghetti vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spaghetti and longan

  • Spaghetti has more manganese and phosphorus, while longan has more vitamin C, vitamin B2, copper, and potassium.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 93% more than spaghetti.
  • Spaghetti contains 10 times more zinc than longan. While spaghetti contains 0.51mg of zinc, longan contains only 0.05mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Longans, 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%
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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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more IronIron +284.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +920%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +519.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +504.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +69%
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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
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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 B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 84mg 93%
Selenium 26.4µg 48%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.052mg 12%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Protein 5.8g 1.31g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.14mg 9%
Copper 0.1mg 0.169mg 8%
Potassium 44mg 266mg 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 21mg 5%
Calories 158kcal 60kcal 5%
Iron 0.5mg 0.13mg 5%
Carbs 30.86g 15.14g 5%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 1.1g 3%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.176g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.012mg 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
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 +342.7%
Contains more FatsFats +830%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.8%
Contains more WaterWater +33.2%
Contains more OtherOther +150%

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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. 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.