Coconut vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between coconut and jerusalem artichoke

Coconut has more manganese, copper, fiber, selenium, and zinc; however, jerusalem artichoke is richer in iron and vitamin B1.
Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 148% more than jerusalem artichoke.
Jerusalem artichoke has 25 times less manganese than coconut. Coconut has 1.5mg of manganese, while jerusalem artichoke has 0.06mg.
Jerusalem artichoke contains less saturated fat.
Coconut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of coconut is 59, while the glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Jerusalem-artichokes, 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.

Coconut

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+88.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+210.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+816.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1342.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.5%
Contains more IronIron	+39.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

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

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+26.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+203%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+140.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+147.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	29.698g	0g	135%
Manganese	1.5mg	0.06mg	63%
Fats	33.49g	0.01g	52%
Copper	0.435mg	0.14mg	33%
Fiber	9g	1.6g	30%
Selenium	10.1µg	0.7µg	17%
Calories	354kcal	73kcal	14%
Iron	2.43mg	3.4mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.2mg	11%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.12mg	9%
Phosphorus	113mg	78mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.54mg	1.3mg	5%
Magnesium	32mg	17mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.425g	0.004g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.06mg	3%
Choline	12.1mg	30mg	3%
Folate	26µg	13µg	3%
Protein	3.33g	2g	3%
Potassium	356mg	429mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.001g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.3mg	0.397mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.077mg	2%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	4mg	1%
Carbs	15.23g	17.44g	1%
Sodium	20mg	4mg	1%
Net carbs	6.23g	15.84g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	6.23g	9.6g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.19mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.039mg		0%
Threonine	0.121mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.131mg		0%
Leucine	0.247mg		0%
Lysine	0.147mg		0%
Methionine	0.062mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.169mg		0%
Valine	0.202mg		0%
Histidine	0.077mg		0%