Coconut milk vs. Rice pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between coconut milk and rice pudding
- Coconut milk is higher in manganese, copper, iron, fiber, selenium, and magnesium, yet rice pudding is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and calcium.
- Coconut milk covers your daily saturated fat needs 101% more than rice pudding.
- Coconut milk contains 22 times more fiber than rice pudding. While coconut milk contains 2.2g of fiber, rice pudding contains only 0.1g.
- The amount of saturated fat in rice pudding is lower.
- The glycemic index of rice pudding is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +184.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +102.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +343.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1377.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +76.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +14.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -86.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1507% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +226.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +556.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +71.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +300% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +188.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +57.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 21.14g | 0.967g | 92% |
Manganese | 0.916mg | 0.057mg | 37% |
Fats | 23.84g | 1.63g | 34% |
Copper | 0.266mg | 0.018mg | 28% |
Iron | 1.64mg | 0.37mg | 16% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.141mg | 11% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.24µg | 10% |
Calcium | 16mg | 105mg | 9% |
Selenium | 6.2µg | 1.9µg | 8% |
Fiber | 2.2g | 0.1g | 8% |
Calories | 230kcal | 111kcal | 6% |
Magnesium | 37mg | 13mg | 6% |
Carbs | 5.54g | 20.81g | 5% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 46µg | 5% |
Potassium | 263mg | 130mg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 34IU | 4% |
Sodium | 15mg | 109mg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.8µg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.026mg | 0.075mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.67mg | 0.38mg | 3% |
Folate | 16µg | 4µg | 3% |
Choline | 8.5mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.183mg | 0.288mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.76mg | 0.443mg | 2% |
Protein | 2.29g | 3.29g | 2% |
Phosphorus | 100mg | 87mg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 6mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 2.8mg | 0.7mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.014g | 0.441g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.261g | 0.06g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.15mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 3.34g | 20.71g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.34g | N/A | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.033mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.027mg | 0.039mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.083mg | 0.126mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.09mg | 0.169mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.17mg | 0.273mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.101mg | 0.221mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.043mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.116mg | 0.135mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.139mg | 0.187mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.053mg | 0.075mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.29 g
Fats:
23.84 g
Carbs:
5.54 g
Water:
67.62 g
Other:
0.71 g
Protein:
3.29 g
Fats:
1.63 g
Carbs:
20.81 g
Water:
73.43 g
Other:
0.84 g
Contains more FatsFats | +1362.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +43.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +275.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +18.3% |
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Water
~73.43g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
21.14 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.261 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.967 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.441 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +129.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +335% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -95.4% |