Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
coconut milk
versus
cooked
sausage
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in coconut milk and sausage:
Sausage is high in calories and coconut milk has 90% less calories than sausage - coconut milk has 31 calories per 100 grams and sausage has 324 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, coconut milk is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to sausage per calorie. Coconut milk has a macronutrient ratio of 3:37:60 and for sausage, 23:2:75 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Coconut Milk | Sausage | |
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Protein | 3% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 37% | 2% |
Fat | 60% | 75% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both coconut milk and sausage are low in carbohydrates - coconut milk has 2.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and sausage has 1.9g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in coconut milk and sausage are both made of 100% sugar.
Coconut milk and sausage contain similar amounts of sugar - coconut milk has 2.5g of sugar per 100 grams and sausage has 1.4g of sugar.
Sausage is an excellent source of protein and it has 86 times more protein than coconut milk - coconut milk has 0.21g of protein per 100 grams and sausage has 18.4g of protein.
Sausage is high in saturated fat and coconut milk has 77% less saturated fat than sausage - coconut milk has 2.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and sausage has 9g of saturated fat.
Both sausage and coconut milk are low in trans fat - sausage has 0.1g of trans fat per 100 grams and coconut milk does not contain significant amounts.
Coconut milk has less cholesterol than sausage - sausage has 81mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and coconut milk does not contain significant amounts.
Coconut milk has 530% more Vitamin A than sausage - coconut milk has 63ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and sausage has 10ug of Vitamin A.
Coconut milk and sausage contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - coconut milk has 42iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and sausage has 41iu of Vitamin D.
Sausage and coconut milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - sausage has 0.25mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and coconut milk does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage and coconut milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - sausage has 3.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and coconut milk does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both coconut milk and sausage contain significant amounts of Vitamin B12.
Coconut Milk | Sausage | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.346 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.263 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 6.279 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.838 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.371 MG |
Folate | ~ | 4 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.25 UG | 0.9 UG |
Coconut milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 13 times more calcium than sausage - coconut milk has 188mg of calcium per 100 grams and sausage has 13mg of calcium.
Sausage has 317% more iron than coconut milk - coconut milk has 0.3mg of iron per 100 grams and sausage has 1.3mg of iron.
Sausage is an excellent source of potassium and it has 16 times more potassium than coconut milk - coconut milk has 19mg of potassium per 100 grams and sausage has 339mg of potassium.
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: Coconut Milk (Beverages, coconut milk, sweetened, fortified with calcium, vitamins A, B12, D2) and Sausage (Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried) .
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