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Coconut milk vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut milk and wheat gluten different?

  • Coconut milk is higher in copper and fiber; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut milk is 104% higher.
  • Wheat gluten has less saturated fat.
  • Wheat gluten has a lower glycemic index (64) than coconut milk (97).

Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and Vital wheat gluten 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.
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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +48%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +787.5%
Contains more IronIron +217.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +540.3%

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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 2.29g 75.16g 146%
Saturated fat 21.14g 0.272g 95%
Selenium 6.2µg 39.7µg 61%
Iron 1.64mg 5.2mg 45%
Manganese 0.916mg 40%
Fats 23.84g 1.85g 34%
Phosphorus 100mg 260mg 23%
Calcium 16mg 142mg 13%
Copper 0.266mg 0.182mg 9%
Calories 230kcal 370kcal 7%
Fiber 2.2g 0.6g 6%
Potassium 263mg 100mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.76mg 0mg 5%
Folate 16µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.261g 0.81g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 37mg 25mg 3%
Carbs 5.54g 13.79g 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0.156g 2%
Choline 8.5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.85mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 15mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 3.34g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 3.34g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +1188.6%
Contains more WaterWater +724.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3182.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.9%
Contains more OtherOther +40.8%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +550%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210.3%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.