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Potato chips vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato chips and coconut

  • Potato chips have more vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin K; however, coconut is higher in manganese, fiber, and copper.
  • Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 94% more than potato chips.
  • Coconut contains 111 times less vitamin K than potato chips. Potato chips contain 22.1µg of vitamin K, while coconut contains 0.2µg.
  • Potato chips have less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Nuts, coconut meat, raw.

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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 48% 7.2% 113% 61% 102% 30% 71% 1% 57% 44%
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 +109.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +258.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more IronIron +49.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +240.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.7%
~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 104% 0% 182% 0% 42% 45% 72% 24% 152% 0% 55% 34% 20%
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 +842.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3695.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +153%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +885%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +608.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1122.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10950%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +209.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 10.96g 29.698g 85%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0.366g 79%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.24mg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.054mg 47%
Manganese 0.44mg 1.5mg 46%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 3.3mg 31%
Potassium 1275mg 356mg 27%
Histidine 153mg 0.077mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 1.425g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.54mg 21%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 0.2µg 18%
Fiber 4.8g 9g 17%
Copper 0.306mg 0.435mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.02mg 14%
Carbs 52.9g 15.23g 13%
Iron 1.63mg 2.43mg 10%
Calories 536kcal 354kcal 9%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.066mg 8%
Magnesium 67mg 32mg 8%
Protein 7g 3.33g 7%
Phosphorus 165mg 113mg 7%
Choline 37.5mg 12.1mg 5%
Folate 45µg 26µg 5%
Selenium 8.1µg 10.1µg 4%
Fats 34.6g 33.49g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.3mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 20mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 14mg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 6.23g N/A
Zinc 1.09mg 1.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0.202mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 35% 53% 2% 4%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 34.6 g
Carbs: 52.9 g
Water: 1.9 g
Other: 3.6 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 +110.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +247.3%
Contains more OtherOther +275%
Contains more WaterWater +2373.2%
~equal in Fats ~33.49g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.17 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 -63.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +590.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3225.1%

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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. Potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170649/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.