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Coconut vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between coconut and maple sugar

  • Coconut has more copper, fiber, selenium, phosphorus, iron, and folate; however, maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut is 148% higher.
  • Maple sugar is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Sugars, maple.

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.9%
Contains more IronIron +50.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +339.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3666.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +542.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +450.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194.8%

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
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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% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +476.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Maple sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.036g 135%
Manganese 1.5mg 4.422mg 127%
Fats 33.49g 0.2g 51%
Zinc 1.1mg 6.06mg 45%
Copper 0.435mg 0.099mg 37%
Fiber 9g 0g 36%
Carbs 15.23g 90.9g 25%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.8µg 17%
Phosphorus 113mg 3mg 16%
Iron 2.43mg 1.61mg 10%
Calcium 14mg 90mg 8%
Folate 26µg 0µg 7%
Protein 3.33g 0.1g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.048mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.009mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.003mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.064g 3%
Magnesium 32mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 356mg 274mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.1g 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.013mg 1%
Calories 354kcal 354kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.23g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 20mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 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%

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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3230%
Contains more FatsFats +16645%
Contains more WaterWater +487.4%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +496.8%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2126.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +266%
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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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