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Coconut oil vs. Shark fin soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coconut oil and shark fin soup?

  • Coconut oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat, yet shark fin soup is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B12, and zinc.
  • Coconut oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 410% more.
  • Coconut oil has 5 times more polyunsaturated fat than shark fin soup. While coconut oil has 1.702g of polyunsaturated fat, shark fin soup has only 0.341g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in shark fin soup is lower.

We used Oil, coconut and Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3% 4.7% 35% 36% 22% 9% 65% 3.1% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1780%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +4000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 6.8% 9% 9.2% 7.8% 6% 24% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut oil Shark fin soup DV% diff.
Saturated fat 82.475g 0.501g 373%
Fats 99.06g 2g 149%
Calories 892kcal 46kcal 42%
Sodium 0mg 501mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 6.332g 0.583g 14%
Copper 0mg 0.108mg 12%
Iron 0.05mg 0.94mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 0.341g 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.19µg 8%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.82mg 7%
Protein 0g 3.2g 6%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.493mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.039mg 3%
Phosphorus 0mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.13mg 3%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.027mg 2%
Potassium 0mg 53mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 7mg 2%
Manganese 0mg 0.024mg 1%
Calcium 1mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.8g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 3.8g N/A
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.042g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.676g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
3% 2% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 2 g
Carbs: 3.8 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +4853%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +300333.3%
~equal in Other ~0.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
91% 7% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 82.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.332 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.702 g
35% 41% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.501 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.341 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +986.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +399.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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 oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/nutrients
  2. Shark fin soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174532/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.