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Coconut vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between coconut and pork?

  • Coconut is richer in manganese, copper, and fiber, yet pork is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 122% higher.
  • Pork contains less saturated fat.
  • Pork has a lower glycemic index than coconut.

We used Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more IronIron +179.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +495.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +348.5%

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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +420%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1505%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +832.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +759.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +676%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Pork DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 5.23g 111%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.877mg 68%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.009mg 65%
Selenium 10.1µg 45.3µg 64%
Protein 3.33g 27.32g 48%
Copper 0.435mg 0.073mg 40%
Fiber 9g 0g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.464mg 32%
Fats 33.49g 13.92g 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 5.037mg 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.321mg 23%
Iron 2.43mg 0.87mg 20%
Phosphorus 113mg 246mg 19%
Choline 12.1mg 93.9mg 15%
Zinc 1.1mg 2.39mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 6.19g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.698mg 8%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 1.2g 6%
Calories 354kcal 242kcal 6%
Carbs 15.23g 0g 5%
Folate 26µg 5µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.6mg 3%
Sodium 20mg 62mg 2%
Potassium 356mg 423mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 19mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.29mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 1.067mg 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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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +140.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +720.4%
Contains more WaterWater +23.2%
~equal in Other ~0.89g

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
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +334.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +227.9%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.