Calories in Coconut
It may be a fruit, but coconut is extremely high in saturated fat, with about 354 calories to every 100g. Coconut oil is made from pressed and dried coconut meat, and widely used in sweets and margarines. However, the fruit has long been a staple in South Asia, and is rich in anti-viral, antibacterial lauric acid. It is also a good source of potassium.
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Calories in Coconut
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Food Energy (Calories) (kcal/100g) |
354 |
Additional nutritional information
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Nutritional information
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Water (g/100g) |
46.99 |
Protein (g/100g) |
3.33 |
Total Lipid (fat) (g/100g) |
33.49 |
Ash (g/100g) |
0.97 |
Carbohydrate (g/100g) |
15.23 |
Total Dietary Fibre (g/100g) |
9 |
Total Sugars (g/100g) |
6.23 |
Calcium (mg/100g) |
14 |
Iron (mg/100g) |
2.43 |
Magnesium (mg/100g) |
32 |
Phosphorus (mg/100g) |
113 |
Potassium (mg/100g) |
356 |
Sodium (mg/100g) |
20 |
Zinc (mg/100g) |
1.1 |
Copper(mg/100g) |
0.435 |
Manganese (mg/100g) |
1.5 |
Selenium (µ/100g) |
10.1 |
Vitamin C (mg/100g) |
3.3 |
Thiamin (mg/100g) |
0.066 |
Riboflavin (mg/100g) |
0.02 |
Niacin (mg/100g) |
0.54 |
Pantothenic Acid (mg/100g) |
0.3 |
Vitamin B-6 (mg/100g) |
0.054 |
Folate (µg/100g) |
26 |
Folic Acid (µg/100g) |
0 |
Food Folate (µg/100g) |
26 |
Folate (Dietary Folate Equivalents/100g) |
26 |
Vitamin B-12 (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin A (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin A (IU/100g) |
0 |
Retinol (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin E (µg/100g) |
0.24 |
Vitamin K (µg/100g) |
0.2 |
Alpha-carotene (µg/100g) |
0 |
Beta-carotene (µg/100g) |
0 |
Beta-crytoxanthin (µg/100g) |
0 |
Lycopene (µg/100g) |
0 |
Lutein & Zeazanthin (µg/100g) |
0 |
Saturated Fatty Acid (g/100g) |
29.698 |
Monosaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
1.425 |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
0.366 |
All data originally from the United States Department of Agriculture |
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