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Coconut vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coconut and teff?

  • Coconut is higher in fiber, copper, and potassium, yet teff is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 59% more.
  • Coconut has 3 times more potassium than teff. While coconut has 356mg of potassium, teff has only 107mg.

We used Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Teff, cooked 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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232.7%
Contains more IronIron +18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.7%
~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~120mg

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% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +177.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Teff DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 135%
Manganese 1.5mg 2.86mg 59%
Fats 33.49g 0.65g 51%
Fiber 9g 2.8g 25%
Copper 0.435mg 0.226mg 23%
Selenium 10.1µg 18%
Calories 354kcal 101kcal 13%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.183mg 10%
Potassium 356mg 107mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 6%
Iron 2.43mg 2.05mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 4%
Calcium 14mg 49mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.097mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.909mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 2%
Folate 26µg 18µg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Carbs 15.23g 19.86g 2%
Protein 3.33g 3.87g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.033mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 8mg 1%
Phosphorus 113mg 120mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Zinc 1.1mg 1.11mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.088mg 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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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +5052.3%
Contains more OtherOther +39.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.4%
Contains more WaterWater +59.5%

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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