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Coconut vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coconut and pita?

  • Coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, and potassium, yet pita is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and calcium.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
  • Coconut has 4 times more fiber than pita. While coconut has 9g of fiber, pita has only 2.2g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pita is lower.

We used Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Bread, pita, white, unenriched types 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.
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 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +196.7%
Contains more IronIron +73.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +514.3%

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% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +304.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +385%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +296.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~24µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Pita DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.166g 134%
Fats 33.49g 1.2g 50%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.481mg 44%
Copper 0.435mg 0.168mg 30%
Fiber 9g 2.2g 27%
Sodium 20mg 536mg 22%
Selenium 10.1µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.267mg 17%
Carbs 15.23g 55.7g 13%
Iron 2.43mg 1.4mg 13%
Protein 3.33g 9.1g 12%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 2.142mg 10%
Calcium 14mg 86mg 7%
Potassium 356mg 120mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.097mg 6%
Calories 354kcal 275kcal 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.105g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.034mg 2%
Phosphorus 113mg 97mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.397mg 2%
Folate 26µg 24µg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 26mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.535g 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.195mg 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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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +2690.8%
Contains more WaterWater +46.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +173.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +265.7%
Contains more OtherOther +97.9%

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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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1257.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.2%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.