Coconut milk vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut milk and cornmeal different?

Coconut milk is higher in manganese and copper; however, cornmeal is richer in folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut milk is 105% higher.
Coconut milk contains 5 times more manganese than cornmeal. While coconut milk contains 0.916mg of manganese, cornmeal contains only 0.174mg.
Cornmeal has less saturated fat.
Cornmeal has a lower glycemic index (68) than coconut milk (97).

Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow 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.

Coconut milk

Cornmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+85.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+426.4%

Contains more IronIron	+165.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+69.4%

~equal in Zinc ~0.66mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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.

Coconut milk

Cornmeal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2019.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+553.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+451.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1206.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~8.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	21.14g	0.22g	95%
Folate	16µg	209µg	48%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.551mg	44%
Fats	23.84g	1.75g	34%
Iron	1.64mg	4.36mg	34%
Manganese	0.916mg	0.174mg	32%
Starch		73.3g	30%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.382mg	29%
Vitamin B3	0.76mg	4.968mg	26%
Carbs	5.54g	79.45g	25%
Copper	0.266mg	0.076mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.033mg	0.182mg	11%
Protein	2.29g	7.11g	10%
Selenium	6.2µg	10.5µg	8%
Calories	230kcal	370kcal	7%
Fiber	2.2g	3.9g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.261g	0.828g	4%
Potassium	263mg	142mg	4%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	0mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	0.39g	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	11µg	1%
Calcium	16mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.183mg	0.24mg	1%
Magnesium	37mg	32mg	1%
Net carbs	3.34g	75.55g	N/A
Sugar	3.34g	1.61g	N/A
Zinc	0.67mg	0.66mg	0%
Phosphorus	100mg	99mg	0%
Sodium	15mg	7mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.12mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Choline	8.5mg	8.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	0.172mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.09mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.17mg	1.006mg	0%
Lysine	0.101mg	0.105mg	0%
Methionine	0.043mg	0.162mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.116mg	0.366mg	0%
Valine	0.139mg	0.337mg	0%
Histidine	0.053mg	0.172mg	0%
Fructose		0.17g	0%