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Coconut vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between coconut and yogurt

  • Coconut has more manganese, copper, fiber, iron, potassium, and zinc; however, yogurt is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 148% more than yogurt.
  • Yogurt contains less saturated fat.
  • Coconut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of coconut is 59, while the glycemic index of yogurt is 19.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.5%
Contains more IronIron +3371.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +2458.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +111.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +685.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.5%
~equal in Selenium ~9.7µg

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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1290%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Yogurt DV% diff.
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.117g 134%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.009mg 65%
Fats 33.49g 0.39g 51%
Copper 0.435mg 0.017mg 46%
Fiber 9g 0g 36%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Iron 2.43mg 0.07mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.278mg 20%
Calories 354kcal 59kcal 15%
Protein 3.33g 10.19g 14%
Calcium 14mg 110mg 10%
Potassium 356mg 141mg 6%
Folate 26µg 7µg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 11mg 5%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.52mg 5%
Carbs 15.23g 3.6g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.023mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.053g 3%
Phosphorus 113mg 135mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 0.208mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.012g 2%
Sodium 20mg 36mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.331mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.063mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 15.1mg 1%
Selenium 10.1µg 9.7µg 1%
Net carbs 6.23g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 3.24g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

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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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +8487.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +323.1%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +206%
Contains more WaterWater +81.1%

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
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2588.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2950%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.