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Coconut vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut and hot chocolate different?

  • Coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, and selenium; however, hot chocolate is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin D.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut is 141% higher.
  • Coconut contains 115 times more manganese than hot chocolate. While coconut contains 1.5mg of manganese, hot chocolate contains only 0.013mg.
  • Hot chocolate has less saturated fat.

Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade are the varieties used in this article.

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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 16% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.7%
Contains more IronIron +478.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +322.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11438.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +274.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +714.3%
~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% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +306%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35%
Contains more FolateFolate +420%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +810%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.9%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.328mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Hot chocolate DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 1.431g 128%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.013mg 65%
Fats 33.49g 2.34g 48%
Copper 0.435mg 0.103mg 37%
Fiber 9g 1g 32%
Iron 2.43mg 0.42mg 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.49µg 20%
Calories 354kcal 77kcal 14%
Selenium 10.1µg 2.7µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.182mg 12%
Calcium 14mg 114mg 10%
Vitamin D 0IU 45IU 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 51µg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.1µg 6%
Potassium 356mg 197mg 5%
Folate 26µg 5µg 5%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.63mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.133mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.677g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.084g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.039mg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 23mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 15.6mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.328mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.04mg 1%
Phosphorus 113mg 105mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.03mg 1%
Carbs 15.23g 10.74g 1%
Protein 3.33g 3.52g 0%
Net carbs 6.23g 9.74g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 9.66g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.305mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.201mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.067mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 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
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more FatsFats +1331.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.8%
Contains more WaterWater +75.5%
~equal in Protein ~3.52g
~equal in Other ~0.95g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +335.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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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. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/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.