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Coconut vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between coconut and beetroot

  • Coconut has more manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, beetroot has more folate.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut is 148% higher.
  • Beetroot has 14 times less selenium than coconut. Coconut has 10.1µg of selenium, while beetroot has 0.7µg.
  • Beetroot is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Beets, raw.

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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 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more IronIron +203.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +480%
Contains more ZincZinc +214.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +182.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +355.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1342.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
~equal in Potassium ~325mg

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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +319.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Beetroot DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.027g 135%
Fats 33.49g 0.17g 51%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.329mg 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.075mg 40%
Fiber 9g 2.8g 25%
Folate 26µg 109µg 21%
Iron 2.43mg 0.8mg 20%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.7µg 17%
Calories 354kcal 43kcal 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 40mg 10%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.35mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.032g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.155mg 3%
Protein 3.33g 1.61g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.031mg 3%
Sodium 20mg 78mg 3%
Magnesium 32mg 23mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.06g 2%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 4.9mg 2%
Carbs 15.23g 9.56g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.067mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.334mg 1%
Potassium 356mg 325mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 6.76g N/A
Calcium 14mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 6.23g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.8%
Contains more FatsFats +19600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.3%
Contains more WaterWater +86.4%
Contains more OtherOther +12.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4353.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +510%
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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/nutrients
  2. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.