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Wheat vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat and lychee

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium; however, lychee is richer in vitamin C.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 161% more than lychee.
  • Lychee has 59 times less zinc than wheat . Wheat has 4.16mg of zinc, while lychee has 0.07mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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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 +1340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +580%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152%
Contains more IronIron +1035.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +273.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +5842.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1538.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5376.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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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 +3709.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1017.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +319%
Contains more FolateFolate +207.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Lychee DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.6µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.055mg 129%
Vitamin C 0mg 71.5mg 79%
Phosphorus 508mg 31mg 68%
Copper 0.553mg 0.148mg 45%
Iron 3.52mg 0.31mg 40%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.603mg 38%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.07mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.011mg 34%
Magnesium 144mg 10mg 32%
Protein 13.68g 0.83g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.1mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Carbs 71.13g 16.53g 18%
Calories 339kcal 66kcal 14%
Potassium 431mg 171mg 8%
Folate 43µg 14µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.132g 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.065mg 4%
Calcium 34mg 5mg 3%
Fats 2.47g 0.44g 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.099g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.12g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
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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 +1548.2%
Contains more FatsFats +461.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +330.3%
Contains more OtherOther +304.5%
Contains more WaterWater +647.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
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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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +186.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +640.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.2%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.