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Coconut vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut and potato salad different?

  • Coconut is richer in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, and phosphorus, while potato salad is higher in vitamin C.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 141% more than potato salad.
  • Coconut contains 15 times more manganese than potato salad. Coconut contains 1.5mg of manganese, while potato salad contains 0.101mg.
  • Potato salad is lower in saturated fat.
  • Coconut has a higher glycemic index (59) than potato salad (45).

Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Potato salad, home-prepared types were used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.2%
Contains more IronIron +273.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +268.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +254.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1385.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +146.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.7%

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%
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +271.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +203%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Potato salad DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 1.429g 128%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.101mg 61%
Fats 33.49g 8.2g 39%
Copper 0.435mg 0.118mg 35%
Fiber 9g 1.3g 31%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Iron 2.43mg 0.65mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 3.737g 22%
Sodium 20mg 529mg 22%
Calories 354kcal 143kcal 11%
Selenium 10.1µg 4.1µg 11%
Phosphorus 113mg 52mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.141mg 7%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.31mg 7%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 10mg 7%
Folate 26µg 7µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.534mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 15mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 2.48g 3%
Potassium 356mg 254mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.89mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.077mg 1%
Protein 3.33g 2.68g 1%
Carbs 15.23g 11.17g 1%
Calcium 14mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.3%
Contains more FatsFats +308.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.3%
Contains more WaterWater +61.7%
Contains more OtherOther +103.1%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +921%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.