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Coconut vs. Nougat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between coconut and nougat

  • Coconut has more manganese, copper, iron, fiber, selenium, phosphorus, and potassium; however, nougat is richer in vitamin E and vitamin B2.
  • Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 140% more than nougat.
  • Nougat has 5 times less manganese than coconut. Coconut has 1.5mg of manganese, while nougat has 0.304mg.
  • Nougat contains less saturated fat.
  • Coconut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of coconut is 59, while the glycemic index of nougat is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Candies, nougat, with almonds.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +239%
Contains more IronIron +311.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +224.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +161.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +393.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +288.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +128.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

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%
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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 1% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +407.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +420%
Contains more CholineCholine +137.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1054.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Nougat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 1.667g 127%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.304mg 52%
Fats 33.49g 1.67g 49%
Copper 0.435mg 0.134mg 33%
Carbs 15.23g 92.39g 26%
Iron 2.43mg 0.59mg 23%
Fiber 9g 3.3g 23%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2.77mg 17%
Selenium 10.1µg 2.6µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.148mg 10%
Phosphorus 113mg 55mg 8%
Potassium 356mg 105mg 7%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.42mg 6%
Folate 26µg 5µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.06mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.013mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0g 2%
Calories 354kcal 398kcal 2%
Calcium 14mg 32mg 2%
Sodium 20mg 33mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein 3.33g 3.33g 0%
Net carbs 6.23g 89.09g N/A
Magnesium 32mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 6.23g 44.97g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.478mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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
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3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +1905.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2085.6%
Contains more OtherOther +108.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +506.6%
~equal in Protein ~3.33g

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
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100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/nutrients
  2. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/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.