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Coconut milk vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between coconut milk and salsa

  • Coconut milk is higher in copper, selenium, and phosphorus, yet salsa is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Coconut milk covers your daily saturated fat needs 106% more than salsa.
  • Coconut milk contains 16 times more selenium than salsa. While coconut milk contains 6.2µg of selenium, salsa contains only 0.4µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in salsa is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 26% 4.8% 23% 62% 89% 18% 43% 2% 119% 34%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +131.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +294.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1450%
Contains more IronIron +36.6%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg

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 9.3% 0% 3% 0% 6.5% 0% 14% 11% 7.6% 0% 0.25% 12% 4.6%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +351.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut milk Salsa DV% diff.
Saturated fat 21.14g 0.029g 96%
Manganese 0.916mg 40%
Fats 23.84g 0.2g 36%
Copper 0.266mg 0.096mg 19%
Sodium 15mg 430mg 18%
Selenium 6.2µg 0.4µg 11%
Phosphorus 100mg 30mg 10%
Calories 230kcal 36kcal 10%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0.149mg 9%
Iron 1.64mg 2.24mg 8%
Magnesium 37mg 16mg 5%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.17mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Fiber 2.2g 1.4g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.76mg 1.08mg 2%
Choline 8.5mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0.016g 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.05mg 2%
Protein 2.29g 1.5g 2%
Folate 16µg 19µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.261g 0.107g 1%
Carbs 5.54g 7g 0%
Net carbs 3.34g 5.6g N/A
Calcium 16mg 12mg 0%
Potassium 263mg 270mg 0%
Sugar 3.34g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.09mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.116mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.053mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 24% 6% 68%
Protein: 2.29 g
Fats: 23.84 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 67.62 g
Other: 0.71 g
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.7%
Contains more FatsFats +11820%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.4%
Contains more WaterWater +32.7%
Contains more OtherOther +125.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.261 g
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +143.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Coconut milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170172/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.