Coconut milk vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coconut milk and lentil?

Coconut milk is higher in manganese and selenium, yet lentil is higher in folate, fiber, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
Coconut milk's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 105% more.
Coconut milk has 2 times more selenium than lentil. While coconut milk has 6.2µg of selenium, lentil has only 2.8µg.
The amount of saturated fat in lentil is lower.
The glycemic index of lentil is lower.

We used Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.

Coconut milk

Lentil

Contains more ManganeseManganese	+85.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+121.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.3%
Contains more IronIron	+103%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

~equal in Copper ~0.251mg

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

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+36.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+248.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+439.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1031.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+284.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	21.14g	0.053g	96%
Folate	16µg	181µg	41%
Fats	23.84g	0.38g	36%
Fiber	2.2g	7.9g	23%
Iron	1.64mg	3.33mg	21%
Manganese	0.916mg	0.494mg	18%
Protein	2.29g	9.02g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.169mg	12%
Phosphorus	100mg	180mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.033mg	0.178mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.183mg	0.638mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.073mg	6%
Selenium	6.2µg	2.8µg	6%
Calories	230kcal	116kcal	6%
Zinc	0.67mg	1.27mg	5%
Carbs	5.54g	20.13g	5%
Choline	8.5mg	32.7mg	4%
Potassium	263mg	369mg	3%
Copper	0.266mg	0.251mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.76mg	1.06mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	0.064g	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.7µg	1%
Sodium	15mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	1.5mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.261g	0.175g	1%
Net carbs	3.34g	12.23g	N/A
Magnesium	37mg	36mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	3.34g	1.8g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.11mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	0.323mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.09mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	0.17mg	0.654mg	0%
Lysine	0.101mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.043mg	0.077mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.116mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.139mg	0.448mg	0%
Histidine	0.053mg	0.254mg	0%