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Coconut milk vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between coconut milk and vegetable oil

  • Coconut milk has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, and fiber; however, vegetable oil has more vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Vegetable oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 98% more.
  • Vegetable oil is lower in saturated fat.
  • Coconut milk has a higher glycemic index than vegetable oil.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1161.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +3250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
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 0% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9753.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20900%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut milk Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.261g 33.033g 218%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 48.033g 118%
Fats 23.84g 100g 117%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 14.78mg 98%
Manganese 0.916mg 0mg 40%
Calories 230kcal 884kcal 33%
Saturated fat 21.14g 14.367g 31%
Copper 0.266mg 0mg 30%
Iron 1.64mg 0.13mg 19%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 21µg 17%
Phosphorus 100mg 0mg 14%
Selenium 6.2µg 0µg 11%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Magnesium 37mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 263mg 0mg 8%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.02mg 6%
Protein 2.29g 0g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.76mg 0mg 5%
Folate 16µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Choline 8.5mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 5.54g 0g 2%
Sodium 15mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.34g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.34g 0g N/A
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +319.5%

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
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4637%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12556.3%

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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
  2. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.