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Coconut vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between coconut and jalapeño

  • Coconut has more manganese, copper, iron, fiber, and selenium; however, jalapeño is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, and vitamin A.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 148% more than jalapeño.
  • Coconut has 25 times more selenium than jalapeño. While coconut has 10.1µg of selenium, jalapeño has only 0.4µg.
  • Jalapeño 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 Peppers, jalapeno, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.5%
Contains more IronIron +872%
Contains more CopperCopper +845.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +685.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +334.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1446.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2425%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%

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%
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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3493.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1391.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +137%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +675.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.315mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Jalapeño DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.092g 135%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 118.6mg 128%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.097mg 61%
Fats 33.49g 0.37g 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.046mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.419mg 28%
Iron 2.43mg 0.25mg 27%
Fiber 9g 2.8g 25%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 3.58mg 22%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.4µg 18%
Calories 354kcal 29kcal 16%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 18.5µg 15%
Phosphorus 113mg 26mg 12%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.14mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 54µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 1.28mg 5%
Protein 3.33g 0.91g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.07mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 15mg 4%
Potassium 356mg 248mg 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.029g 3%
Carbs 15.23g 6.5g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.112g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 7.5mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 3.7g N/A
Calcium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 6.23g 4.12g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.315mg 0%
Folate 26µg 27µg 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

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
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +265.9%
Contains more FatsFats +8951.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134.3%
Contains more OtherOther +81.1%
Contains more WaterWater +95.1%

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
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4813.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +226.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.