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Garlic vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and coconut different?

  • Garlic is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin B1, manganese, and selenium; however, coconut is richer in fiber, copper, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut is 148% higher.
  • Garlic contains 23 times more vitamin B6 than coconut. While garlic contains 1.235mg of vitamin B6, coconut contains only 0.054mg.
  • Garlic has less saturated fat.
  • Garlic has a lower glycemic index (30) than coconut (59).

Garlic, raw and Nuts, coconut meat, raw are the varieties 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1192.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.5%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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.
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +845.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +203%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2187%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +766.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.089g 29.698g 135%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.054mg 91%
Fats 0.5g 33.49g 51%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 3.3mg 31%
Fiber 2.1g 9g 28%
Calcium 181mg 14mg 17%
Copper 0.299mg 0.435mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.066mg 11%
Calories 149kcal 354kcal 10%
Iron 1.7mg 2.43mg 9%
Manganese 1.672mg 1.5mg 7%
Selenium 14.2µg 10.1µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.02mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.3mg 6%
Phosphorus 153mg 113mg 6%
Folate 3µg 26µg 6%
Protein 6.36g 3.33g 6%
Carbs 33.06g 15.23g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 1.425g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 32mg 2%
Choline 23.2mg 12.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.366g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.54mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.24mg 1%
Zinc 1.16mg 1.1mg 1%
Potassium 401mg 356mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 1g 6.23g N/A
Sodium 17mg 20mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117.1%
Contains more WaterWater +24.7%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more FatsFats +6598%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12854.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. 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.