Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
whole wheat bread
versus
coconut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in whole wheat bread and coconut:
Both whole wheat bread and coconut are high in calories. Coconut has 34% more calories than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 265 calories per 100 grams and coconut has 354 calories.
Whole Wheat Bread | Coconut | |
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Protein | 20% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 65% | 16% |
Fat | 14% | 80% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Whole wheat bread is high in carbohydrates and coconut has 65% less carbohydrates than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 43.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and coconut has 15.2g of carbohydrates.
Both whole wheat bread and coconut are high in dietary fiber. Coconut has 22% more dietary fiber than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 7.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and coconut has 9g of dietary fiber.
Whole wheat bread and coconut contain similar amounts of sugar - whole wheat bread has 6.4g of sugar per 100 grams and coconut has 6.2g of sugar.
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of protein and it has 301% more protein than coconut - whole wheat bread has 13.4g of protein per 100 grams and coconut has 3.3g of protein.
Coconut is high in saturated fat and whole wheat bread has 97% less saturated fat than coconut - whole wheat bread has 0.87g of saturated fat per 100 grams and coconut has 29.7g of saturated fat.
Coconut has 32 times more Vitamin C than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 0.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and coconut has 3.3mg of Vitamin C.
Whole wheat bread and coconut contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - whole wheat bread has 0.37mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and coconut has 0.24mg of Vitamin E.
Whole wheat bread and coconut contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - whole wheat bread has 1.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and coconut has 0.2ug of Vitamin K.
Whole wheat bread has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both whole wheat bread and coconut contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Whole Wheat Bread | Coconut | |
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Thiamin | 0.279 MG | 0.066 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.131 MG | 0.02 MG |
Niacin | 4.042 MG | 0.54 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.336 MG | 0.3 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.263 MG | 0.054 MG |
Folate | 75 UG | 26 UG |
Whole wheat bread is an excellent source of calcium and it has 636% more calcium than coconut - whole wheat bread has 103mg of calcium per 100 grams and coconut has 14mg of calcium.
Both whole wheat bread and coconut are high in iron. Whole wheat bread is very similar to coconut for iron - whole wheat bread has 2.5mg of iron per 100 grams and coconut has 2.4mg of iron.
Both whole wheat bread and coconut are high in potassium. Coconut has 55% more potassium than whole wheat bread - whole wheat bread has 230mg of potassium per 100 grams and coconut has 356mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, whole wheat bread has more linoleic acid than coconut per 100 grams.
Whole Wheat Bread | Coconut | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.667 G | 0.366 G |
Total | 1.669 G | 0.366 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Whole Wheat Bread (Bread, multi-grain (includes whole-grain)) and Coconut (Nuts, coconut meat, raw) .
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