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Coconut vs. Oats — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between coconut and oats

  • Coconut has less manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Oats' daily need coverage for manganese is 149% more.
  • Coconut has 24 times more saturated fat than oats. Coconut has 29.698g of saturated fat, while oats have 1.217g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Oats.

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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%
Oats
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +453.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +285.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more IronIron +94.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +260.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +362.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +227.7%

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 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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1056.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +595%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +349.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +115.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Oats DV% diff.
Manganese 1.5mg 4.916mg 149%
Saturated fat 29.698g 1.217g 129%
Phosphorus 113mg 523mg 59%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.763mg 58%
Fats 33.49g 6.9g 41%
Magnesium 32mg 177mg 35%
Iron 2.43mg 4.72mg 29%
Protein 3.33g 16.89g 27%
Zinc 1.1mg 3.97mg 26%
Copper 0.435mg 0.626mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 1.349mg 21%
Selenium 10.1µg 18%
Carbs 15.23g 66.27g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 2.535g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.139mg 9%
Folate 26µg 56µg 8%
Fiber 9g 10.6g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.119mg 5%
Calcium 14mg 54mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.961mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 2.178g 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Calories 354kcal 389kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Potassium 356mg 429mg 2%
Sodium 20mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 55.67g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.405mg 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
Oats
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17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +385.4%
Contains more WaterWater +471.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +407.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +335.1%
Contains more OtherOther +79.2%

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
Oats
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +592.6%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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.