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Coconut vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between coconut and salsa

  • Coconut has more copper, fiber, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, salsa has more vitamin A and vitamin B6.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
  • Coconut has 25 times more selenium than salsa. Coconut has 10.1µg of selenium, while salsa has 0.4µg.
  • Salsa is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +353.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +547.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +276.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2425%
~equal in Iron ~2.24mg

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Salsa DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.029g 135%
Manganese 1.5mg 65%
Fats 33.49g 0.2g 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.096mg 38%
Fiber 9g 1.4g 30%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.4µg 18%
Sodium 20mg 430mg 18%
Calories 354kcal 36kcal 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 30mg 12%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.17mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.149mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 16mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.016g 4%
Protein 3.33g 1.5g 4%
Potassium 356mg 270mg 3%
Carbs 15.23g 7g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 1.08mg 3%
Iron 2.43mg 2.24mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.107g 2%
Folate 26µg 19µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 5.6g N/A
Calcium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 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%

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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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122%
Contains more FatsFats +16645%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117.6%
Contains more WaterWater +90.9%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%

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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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8806.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +242.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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

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.