Coconut vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut and lychee different?

Coconut is richer in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium, while lychee is higher in vitamin C.
Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 148% more than lychee.
Coconut contains 27 times more manganese than lychee. Coconut contains 1.5mg of manganese, while lychee contains 0.055mg.
Lychee is lower in saturated fat.
Coconut has a higher glycemic index (59) than lychee (48).

Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Litchis, raw types were 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.

Coconut

Lychee

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+108.2%
Contains more IronIron	+683.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+193.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+264.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2627.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1583.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95%

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

Lychee

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+85.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	29.698g	0.099g	135%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	71.5mg	76%
Manganese	1.5mg	0.055mg	63%
Fats	33.49g	0.44g	51%
Copper	0.435mg	0.148mg	32%
Fiber	9g	1.3g	31%
Iron	2.43mg	0.31mg	27%
Selenium	10.1µg	0.6µg	17%
Calories	354kcal	66kcal	14%
Phosphorus	113mg	31mg	12%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.07mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.3mg		6%
Protein	3.33g	0.83g	5%
Magnesium	32mg	10mg	5%
Potassium	356mg	171mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.011mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.1mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.065mg	3%
Folate	26µg	14µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.425g	0.12g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.132g	2%
Calcium	14mg	5mg	1%
Sodium	20mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.07mg	1%
Choline	12.1mg	7.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.94g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1063kcal	795kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	152g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.06	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	6.23g	15.23g	N/A
Carbs	15.23g	16.53g	0%
Sugar	6.23g	15.23g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.54mg	0.603mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.039mg	0.007mg	0%
Threonine	0.121mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.131mg		0%
Leucine	0.247mg		0%
Lysine	0.147mg	0.041mg	0%
Methionine	0.062mg	0.009mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.169mg		0%
Valine	0.202mg		0%
Histidine	0.077mg		0%