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Spinach raw vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spinach raw and longan different?

  • Spinach raw is higher in manganese, iron, magnesium, calcium, and potassium; however, longan is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for longan is 62% higher.
  • Spinach raw contains 99 times more calcium than longan. While spinach raw contains 99mg of calcium, longan contains only 1mg.
  • Spinach raw has a lower glycemic index (32) than longan (45).

Spinach, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
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 +690%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.8%
Contains more IronIron +1984.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +960%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1625%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141.3%
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 +198.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 402%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 84mg 62%
Vitamin A 469µg 52%
Folate 194µg 49%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.052mg 37%
Iron 2.71mg 0.13mg 32%
Magnesium 79mg 10mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 14%
Calcium 99mg 1mg 10%
Potassium 558mg 266mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.031mg 4%
Phosphorus 49mg 21mg 4%
Fiber 2.2g 1.1g 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.05mg 4%
Copper 0.13mg 0.169mg 4%
Carbs 3.63g 15.14g 4%
Choline 19.3mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.14mg 4%
Sodium 79mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.3mg 3%
Protein 2.86g 1.31g 3%
Calories 23kcal 60kcal 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 0.42g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 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 +118.3%
Contains more FatsFats +290%
Contains more OtherOther +145.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +317.1%
~equal in Water ~82.75g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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.