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Coconut vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between coconut and daikon

  • Coconut has more manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, daikon has more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut is 148% higher.
  • Daikon has 39 times less manganese than coconut. Coconut has 1.5mg of manganese, while daikon has 0.038mg.
  • Daikon is lower in saturated fat.
  • Coconut has a higher glycemic index than daikon.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Radishes, oriental, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.8%
Contains more IronIron +507.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +278.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +391.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3847.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1342.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +92.9%
~equal in Sodium ~21mg

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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~28µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Daikon DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.03g 135%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.038mg 64%
Fats 33.49g 0.1g 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.115mg 36%
Fiber 9g 1.6g 30%
Iron 2.43mg 0.4mg 25%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 22mg 21%
Calories 354kcal 18kcal 17%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.7µg 17%
Phosphorus 113mg 23mg 13%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.15mg 9%
Protein 3.33g 0.6g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.017g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.02mg 4%
Carbs 15.23g 4.1g 4%
Potassium 356mg 227mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.138mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.045g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.2mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 7.3mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.046mg 1%
Folate 26µg 28µg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 20mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.011mg 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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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +455%
Contains more FatsFats +33390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +271.5%
Contains more OtherOther +65.5%
Contains more WaterWater +101.4%

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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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8282.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +713.3%
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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.