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Peppermint vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and coconut different?

  • Peppermint is richer in vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, calcium, folate, vitamin B2, and magnesium, while coconut is higher in manganese and copper.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 147% more than peppermint.
  • Peppermint is lower in saturated fat.
  • Peppermint has a higher glycemic index (70) than coconut (59).

Peppermint, fresh and Nuts, coconut meat, 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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1635.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.8%
Contains more IronIron +109.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.6%
~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.
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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +863.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +215.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +338.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.246g 29.698g 134%
Fats 0.94g 33.49g 50%
Iron 5.08mg 2.43mg 33%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 3.3mg 32%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 14mg 23%
Folate 114µg 26µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.02mg 19%
Selenium 10.1µg 18%
Manganese 1.176mg 1.5mg 14%
Calories 70kcal 354kcal 14%
Copper 0.329mg 0.435mg 12%
Magnesium 80mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.54mg 7%
Phosphorus 73mg 113mg 6%
Potassium 569mg 356mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.054mg 6%
Fiber 8g 9g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 1.425g 3%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.366g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.066mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.3mg 1%
Protein 3.75g 3.33g 1%
Carbs 14.89g 15.23g 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Zinc 1.11mg 1.1mg 0%
Sodium 31mg 20mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 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 +12.6%
Contains more WaterWater +67.4%
Contains more OtherOther +84.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3462.8%
~equal in Carbs ~15.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 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 -99.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4218.2%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.