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Coconut vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut and turnip different?

  • Coconut is richer in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc, while turnip is higher in vitamin C.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 148% more than turnip.
  • Coconut contains 14 times more selenium than turnip. Coconut contains 10.1µg of selenium, while turnip contains 0.7µg.
  • Turnip is lower in saturated fat.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index (73) than coconut (59).

Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Turnips, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.4%
Contains more IronIron +710%
Contains more CopperCopper +411.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +307.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +318.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1019.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1342.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%

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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~11.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Turnip DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.011g 135%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.134mg 59%
Fats 33.49g 0.1g 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.085mg 39%
Fiber 9g 1.8g 29%
Iron 2.43mg 0.3mg 27%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 21mg 20%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.7µg 17%
Calories 354kcal 28kcal 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 27mg 12%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.27mg 8%
Potassium 356mg 191mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 11mg 5%
Protein 3.33g 0.9g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.006g 4%
Folate 26µg 15µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.09mg 3%
Carbs 15.23g 6.43g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.053g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.04mg 2%
Sodium 20mg 67mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.03mg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 12.1mg 11.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.014mg 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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6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +270%
Contains more FatsFats +33390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.9%
Contains more OtherOther +37.1%
Contains more WaterWater +95.5%

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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16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +590.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.