Lychee vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lychee and coconut different?

Lychee is richer in vitamin C, while coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 148% more than lychee.
Lychee contains 22 times more vitamin C than coconut. Lychee contains 71.5mg of vitamin C, while coconut contains 3.3mg.
Lychee is lower in saturated fat.
Coconut has a higher glycemic index (59) than lychee (48).

Litchis, raw 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.

Lychee

Coconut

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+108.2%
Contains more IronIron	+683.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+193.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+264.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2627.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1583.3%

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.

Lychee

Coconut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+85.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.099g	29.698g	135%
Vitamin C	71.5mg	3.3mg	76%
Manganese	0.055mg	1.5mg	63%
Fats	0.44g	33.49g	51%
Copper	0.148mg	0.435mg	32%
Fiber	1.3g	9g	31%
Iron	0.31mg	2.43mg	27%
Selenium	0.6µg	10.1µg	17%
Calories	66kcal	354kcal	14%
Phosphorus	31mg	113mg	12%
Zinc	0.07mg	1.1mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.3mg	6%
Protein	0.83g	3.33g	5%
Magnesium	10mg	32mg	5%
Potassium	171mg	356mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.011mg	0.066mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.054mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.065mg	0.02mg	3%
Folate	14µg	26µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.12g	1.425g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	0.366g	2%
Calcium	5mg	14mg	1%
Sodium	1mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.24mg	1%
Choline	7.1mg	12.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	0.94g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	795kcal	1063kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	152g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5	0.06	N/A
Net carbs	15.23g	6.23g	N/A
Carbs	16.53g	15.23g	0%
Sugar	15.23g	6.23g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.603mg	0.54mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.007mg	0.039mg	0%
Threonine		0.121mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.131mg	0%
Leucine		0.247mg	0%
Lysine	0.041mg	0.147mg	0%
Methionine	0.009mg	0.062mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.169mg	0%
Valine		0.202mg	0%
Histidine		0.077mg	0%