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Coconut vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between coconut and tea

  • Tea contains less manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and magnesium than coconut.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in tea is lower.
  • Tea has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tea is 0, while the glycemic index of coconut is 59.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1877.8%
Contains more IronIron +24200%
Contains more CopperCopper +3854.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +10900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +282.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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.
Coconut
10
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%
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1587.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3933.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Tea DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0g 135%
Fats 33.49g 0g 52%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.392mg 48%
Copper 0.435mg 0.011mg 47%
Fiber 9g 0g 36%
Iron 2.43mg 0.01mg 30%
Calories 354kcal 1kcal 18%
Selenium 10.1µg 0µg 18%
Phosphorus 113mg 1mg 16%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.01mg 10%
Potassium 356mg 18mg 10%
Folate 26µg 0µg 7%
Protein 3.33g 0.06g 7%
Magnesium 32mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.013mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0mg 6%
Carbs 15.23g 0.17g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.001mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.032mg 3%
Choline 12.1mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0g 2%
Calcium 14mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.003mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5450%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8858.8%
Contains more OtherOther +540%
Contains more WaterWater +112%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.