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Coconut vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between coconut and lime

  • Coconut has more manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium; however, lime is higher in vitamin C.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 148% more than lime.
  • Coconut has 188 times more manganese than lime. While coconut has 1.5mg of manganese, lime has only 0.008mg.
  • Lime 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 Limes, 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 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +249%
Contains more IronIron +305%
Contains more CopperCopper +569.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +527.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.7%
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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 11% 0% 0% 4.8% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +781.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Lime DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.022g 135%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.008mg 65%
Fats 33.49g 0.2g 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.065mg 41%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 29.1mg 29%
Fiber 9g 2.8g 25%
Iron 2.43mg 0.6mg 23%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.4µg 18%
Calories 354kcal 30kcal 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 18mg 14%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.11mg 9%
Potassium 356mg 102mg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Protein 3.33g 0.7g 5%
Folate 26µg 8µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.019g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.03mg 3%
Carbs 15.23g 10.54g 2%
Calcium 14mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.217mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.055g 2%
Sodium 20mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.043mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 5.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.94g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1063kcal 429kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 28g 333g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.06 3.4 N/A
Net carbs 6.23g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +375.7%
Contains more FatsFats +16645%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.5%
Contains more OtherOther +220%
Contains more WaterWater +87.8%

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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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +565.5%
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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.