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Marshmallow vs. Coconut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between marshmallow and coconut oil

  • Marshmallow has more copper; however, coconut oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 412% more than marshmallow.
  • Coconut oil has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of marshmallow is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, marshmallows and Oil, coconut.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +360%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Coconut oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.056g 82.475g 375%
Fats 0.2g 99.06g 152%
Calories 318kcal 892kcal 29%
Carbs 81.3g 0g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 6.332g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 1.702g 11%
Copper 0.097mg 0mg 11%
Protein 1.8g 0g 4%
Selenium 1.7µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 80mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.23mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Phosphorus 8mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 0g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 5mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 57.56g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.02mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0.3mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.676g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +54566.7%
Contains more FatsFats +49430%
Contains more OtherOther +203.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
91% 7% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 82.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.332 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.702 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7815%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3521.3%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients
  2. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/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.