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Walnut vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between walnut and longan?

  • Walnut is higher in copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and calcium, yet longan is higher in vitamin C.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 157% more.
  • Walnut has 98 times more calcium than longan. While walnut has 98mg of calcium, longan has only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of walnut is lower.

We used Nuts, walnuts, english and Longans, raw types 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.
Walnut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Longan
1
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 +1480%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.8%
Contains more IronIron +2138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +838.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +6080%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1547.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6465.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
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.
Walnut
9
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Longan
1
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 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275%
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 +6361.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Longan DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 314%
Copper 1.586mg 0.169mg 157%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.052mg 146%
Fats 65.21g 0.1g 100%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 84mg 92%
Phosphorus 346mg 21mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 41%
Magnesium 158mg 10mg 35%
Iron 2.91mg 0.13mg 35%
Calories 654kcal 60kcal 30%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.05mg 28%
Saturated fat 6.126g 28%
Protein 15.23g 1.31g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.031mg 26%
Folate 98µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 22%
Fiber 6.7g 1.1g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 11%
Calcium 98mg 1mg 10%
Selenium 4.9µg 9%
Choline 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Potassium 441mg 266mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.3mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.14mg 1%
Carbs 13.71g 15.14g 0%
Net carbs 7.01g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
3
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Longan
2
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 +1062.6%
Contains more FatsFats +65110%
Contains more OtherOther +154.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1933.2%

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.