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Currant vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and lychee different?

  • Currants are richer in fiber, vitamin K, iron, and manganese, while lychee is higher in vitamin C.
  • Lychee covers your daily need for vitamin C, 34% more than currants.
  • Currants contain 28 times more vitamin K than lychee. Currants contain 11µg of vitamin K, while lychee contains 0.4µg.
  • Currants are lower in sugar.
  • Lychee has a higher glycemic index (48) than currants (25).

Currants, red, and white, raw and Litchis, raw types were 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
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 +30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.8%
Contains more IronIron +222.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +228.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +238.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.3%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 137% 0% 0.67% 2% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6%
Lychee
Lychee
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 238% 0% 0% 1.4% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2650%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +74.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +503%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 71.5mg 34%
Fiber 4.3g 1.3g 12%
Iron 1mg 0.31mg 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.4µg 9%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.055mg 6%
Copper 0.107mg 0.148mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Calcium 33mg 5mg 3%
Potassium 275mg 171mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.603mg 3%
Phosphorus 44mg 31mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.011mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.1mg 2%
Folate 8µg 14µg 2%
Calories 56kcal 66kcal 1%
Protein 1.4g 0.83g 1%
Carbs 13.8g 16.53g 1%
Magnesium 13mg 10mg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.5g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 400kcal 795kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 179g 152g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 15.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 7.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.12g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.132g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 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 +68.7%
Contains more OtherOther +47.7%
Contains more FatsFats +120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%
~equal in Water ~81.76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +328.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.