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.
| 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.
| 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 CholineCholine | +70.4% |
| 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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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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% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 0.011mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 356mg | 171mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 10mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.054mg | 0.1mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.065mg | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.425g | 0.12g | 3% |
| Folate | 26µg | 14µg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.366g | 0.132g | 2% |
| Choline | 12.1mg | 7.1mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.24mg | 0.07mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 5mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 20mg | 1mg | 1% |
| 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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +301.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +7511.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +118.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +74% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1087.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +177.3% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.7% |
