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Coconut vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between coconut and eggplant

  • Eggplant has less manganese, copper, iron, fiber, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc than coconut.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 148% more than eggplant.
  • Coconut has 34 times more selenium than eggplant. While coconut has 10.1µg of selenium, eggplant has only 0.3µg.
  • Eggplant 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 Eggplant, 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.5%
Contains more IronIron +956.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +437%
Contains more ZincZinc +587.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +370.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +546.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +75.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.281mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Eggplant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.034g 135%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.232mg 55%
Fats 33.49g 0.18g 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.081mg 39%
Iron 2.43mg 0.23mg 28%
Fiber 9g 3g 24%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.3µg 18%
Calories 354kcal 25kcal 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 24mg 13%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.16mg 9%
Protein 3.33g 0.98g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 14mg 4%
Potassium 356mg 229mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.016g 4%
Carbs 15.23g 5.88g 3%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 3.5µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.076g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.084mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.039mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Folate 26µg 22µg 1%
Calcium 14mg 9mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 6.9mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 2.2mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.649mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.037mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 3.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.281mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +239.8%
Contains more FatsFats +18505.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159%
Contains more OtherOther +45.5%
Contains more WaterWater +96.4%

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8806.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +381.6%
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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.