Coconut vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between coconut and chicken meat

Coconut has more manganese, copper, fiber, and iron; however, chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 130% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of coconut is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Coconut

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.6%
Contains more IronIron	+92.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+559.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7400%

Contains more ZincZinc	+76.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+136.6%

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

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.

Coconut

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+420%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+740%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1471.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+243.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+444.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	29.698g	3.79g	118%
Manganese	1.5mg	0.02mg	64%
Vitamin B3	0.54mg	8.487mg	50%
Protein	3.33g	27.3g	48%
Copper	0.435mg	0.066mg	41%
Fiber	9g	0g	36%
Fats	33.49g	13.6g	31%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.4mg	27%
Selenium	10.1µg	23.9µg	25%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	2.97g	17%
Vitamin B5	0.3mg	1.03mg	15%
Iron	2.43mg	1.26mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.168mg	11%
Choline	12.1mg	65.9mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	1.425g	5.34g	10%
Phosphorus	113mg	182mg	10%
Zinc	1.1mg	1.94mg	8%
Calories	354kcal	239kcal	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Folate	26µg	5µg	5%
Carbs	15.23g	0g	5%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Potassium	356mg	223mg	4%
Sodium	20mg	82mg	3%
Magnesium	32mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2.4µg	2%
Net carbs	6.23g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Calcium	14mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	6.23g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.27mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.063mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.039mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.121mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.131mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.247mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.147mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.062mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.169mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.202mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.077mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A