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Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) and sugar

  • Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) is richer than sugar in potassium, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Sugar contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) and Sugars, granulated.

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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 18% 7.2% 22% 11% 13% 2.7% 8.6% 14% 19% 5.5%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12400%
Contains more IronIron +480%
Contains more CopperCopper +471.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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 8% 0% 0% 0% 7.5% 13% 1.5% 2.6% 7.4% 0% 0% 2.3% 0.6%
Sugar
0
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% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) Sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 3.71g 99.98g 32%
Calories 19kcal 387kcal 18%
Potassium 250mg 2mg 7%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.004mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 0mg 6%
Sodium 105mg 1mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.007mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.019mg 3%
Phosphorus 20mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.29mg 0.05mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Protein 0.72g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.043mg 0mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 2.61g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 99.8g N/A
Choline 1.1mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.053mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.044mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.71 g
Water: 94.99 g
Other: 0.38 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +474850%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2594.9%

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. Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170174/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.