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Walnut oil vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between walnut oil and coconut

  • Walnut oil has more vitamin K; however, coconut has more copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 103% more.
  • Walnut oil has 75 times more vitamin K than coconut. Walnut oil has 15µg of vitamin K, while coconut has 0.2µg.
  • Walnut oil is lower in saturated fat.
  • Coconut has a higher glycemic index than walnut oil.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, walnut 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 38% 0% 0.22%
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 EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 CholineCholine +2925%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut oil Coconut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 63.3g 0.366g 420%
Fats 100g 33.49g 102%
Saturated fat 9.1g 29.698g 94%
Manganese 1.5mg 65%
Monounsaturated fat 22.8g 1.425g 53%
Copper 0mg 0.435mg 48%
Fiber 0g 9g 36%
Iron 0mg 2.43mg 30%
Calories 884kcal 354kcal 27%
Selenium 0µg 10.1µg 18%
Phosphorus 0mg 113mg 16%
Vitamin K 15µg 0.2µg 12%
Potassium 0mg 356mg 10%
Zinc 0mg 1.1mg 10%
Magnesium 0mg 32mg 8%
Folate 0µg 26µg 7%
Protein 0g 3.33g 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.3mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.066mg 6%
Carbs 0g 15.23g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.054mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.54mg 3%
Choline 0.4mg 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.24mg 1%
Calcium 0mg 14mg 1%
Sodium 0mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 0g 6.23g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 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 FatsFats +198.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 24% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 22.8 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 63.3 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 -69.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17195.1%

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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. Walnut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171030/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.