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Coconut vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between coconut and pilaf?

  • Coconut is richer in fiber, copper, and manganese, yet pilaf is richer in folate, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 147% higher.
  • Coconut has 8 times more fiber than pilaf. Coconut has 9g of fiber, while pilaf has 1.2g.
  • Pilaf contains less saturated fat.

We used Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +162%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +70.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +492.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +220.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg
~equal in Iron ~2.44mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.01mg

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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +813.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1034.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +715.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Pilaf DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.307g 134%
Sodium 20mg 1303mg 56%
Fats 33.49g 1.37g 49%
Folate 26µg 212µg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.603mg 45%
Selenium 10.1µg 32.4µg 41%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 6.127mg 35%
Fiber 9g 1.2g 31%
Copper 0.435mg 0.166mg 30%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.882mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.4mg 27%
Carbs 15.23g 76.31g 20%
Protein 3.33g 10.42g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.715mg 8%
Calcium 14mg 83mg 7%
Phosphorus 113mg 154mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.087mg 5%
Potassium 356mg 188mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.373g 3%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.01mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 4.1mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 17.5mg 1%
Calories 354kcal 359kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.23g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Magnesium 32mg 32mg 0%
Iron 2.43mg 2.44mg 0%
Sugar 6.23g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.5µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.377g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.15mg 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
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +2344.5%
Contains more WaterWater +484.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +212.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +401.1%
Contains more OtherOther +302.1%

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
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +282%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.377g

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/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.