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Coconut vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between coconut and croissant

  • Coconut has more manganese, copper, and fiber; however, croissant is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 90% more than croissant.
  • Coconut has 5 times more copper than croissant. While coconut has 0.435mg of copper, croissant has only 0.08mg.
  • Croissant has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Croissants, butter.

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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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.7%
Contains more IronIron +19.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +443.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +354.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +164.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +124.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +487.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1105%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +305.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +238.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +220.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 11.659g 82%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.33mg 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.08mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.388mg 27%
Fiber 9g 2.6g 26%
Selenium 10.1µg 22.7µg 23%
Vitamin A 0µg 206µg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Fats 33.49g 21g 19%
Sodium 20mg 467mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.241mg 17%
Folate 26µg 88µg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.861mg 11%
Carbs 15.23g 45.8g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 5.525g 10%
Protein 3.33g 8.2g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 2.188mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Potassium 356mg 118mg 7%
Choline 12.1mg 38.8mg 5%
Iron 2.43mg 2.03mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 1.094g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.84mg 4%
Calories 354kcal 406kcal 3%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.75mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.2mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 37mg 2%
Phosphorus 113mg 105mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.8µg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 11.26g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.058mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +59.5%
Contains more WaterWater +102.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200.7%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%

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
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +287.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +198.9%

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.