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Wheat vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat and coconut

  • The amount of selenium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and iron in wheat is higher than in coconut.
  • Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 146% more than wheat .
  • Coconut has 12 times less vitamin B3 than wheat . Wheat has 6.738mg of vitamin B3, while coconut has 0.54mg.
  • Wheat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.1%
Contains more IronIron +44.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +278.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +349.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +785.1%

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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +534.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +505%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +211.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +675.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Coconut DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 10.1µg 144%
Saturated fat 0.454g 29.698g 133%
Manganese 3.012mg 1.5mg 66%
Phosphorus 508mg 113mg 56%
Fats 2.47g 33.49g 48%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.54mg 39%
Fiber 9g 36%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.066mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.054mg 28%
Zinc 4.16mg 1.1mg 28%
Magnesium 144mg 32mg 27%
Protein 13.68g 3.33g 21%
Carbs 71.13g 15.23g 19%
Iron 3.52mg 2.43mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.3mg 13%
Copper 0.553mg 0.435mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.02mg 8%
Folate 43µg 26µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.366g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 1.425g 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Potassium 431mg 356mg 2%
Calcium 34mg 14mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Calories 339kcal 354kcal 1%
Sodium 2mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +310.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +367%
Contains more OtherOther +85.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1255.9%
Contains more WaterWater +329.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 -98.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +167.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +314.2%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.