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Calories in Coconut, Coconut Calories, Calories in a Coconut

Calories in Coconut Oil, Meat, Water, Cream and Coconut Milk

How many calories in a Coconut? See below, the Coconut calories for the different serving sizes. We provide you with Coconut nutrition facts and the health benefits of Coconut to help you lose weight and eat a healthy diet.



The Coconut is a member of the Palm family. It is high in saturated fat, with about 90% of the fat it contains, being saturated – this is higher than both butter and lard. It is also high in protein, carbohydrates and fiber. The Coconut contains a large number of minerals including zinc, phosphorus and also iron.

The saturated fats in Coconuts are what are known as medium chain fatty acids, instead of the much unhealthier long chain fatty acids. Whereas the long chain variety are stored as fat, the medium chain variety metabolise quicker and generate energy. Coconuts are thought to lower the bad cholesterol (LDL). Other Coconut benefits include lauric acid – this is a fat thought useful in helping cancers and boosting out immune systems.

Calories in Coconut, Coconut Calories, Calories in a Coconut It is considered that if you eat a portion of nuts (30 grams) about twice a week, it was reported in a journal called "Obesity", that you are less likely to gain weight than those who do not eat nuts. Below is a video "Does Fat Make You Fat" which shows how certain fats can help you to lose weight.

See our nuts calories comparison chart to compare Coconut calories with the other calories in nuts.

Learn why calorie counting will never work for long term weight loss and how restricting calories is probably the worst thing you can do to lose weight. Learn more...


Nuts, coconut meat, raw *

Refuse: 48% (Shells (brown), skin, water)
Scientific Name: Cocos nucifera

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams354 kcal (1481 kJ)
1 cup, shredded, 80 grams283 kcal (1185 kJ)
1 medium, 397 grams1405 kcal (5880 kJ)
1 piece (2" x 2" x 1/2"), 45 grams159 kcal (666 kJ)

Footnotes:
* From mature coconut.

Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), toasted

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams592 kcal (2477 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams168 kcal (702 kJ)

Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, shredded

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams501 kcal (2096 kJ)
1 cup, shredded, 93 grams466 kcal (1949 kJ)
1 package (7 oz), 199 grams997 kcal (4171 kJ)

Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams465 kcal (1908 kJ)
1 cup, 85 grams388 kcal (1622 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams129 kcal (541 kJ)

Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams443 kcal (1854 kJ)
1 cup, 77 grams341 kcal (1428 kJ)
4 oz, 114 grams505 kcal (2114 kJ)

Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), not sweetened

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams660 kcal (2761 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams187 kcal (783 kJ)

Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), creamed

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams684 kcal (2862 kJ)
1 oz, 28.35 grams194 kcal (811 kJ)

Calories in Coconut cream, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat)

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams330 kcal (1381 kJ)
1 cup, 240 grams792 kcal (3314 kJ)
1 tbsp, 15 grams50 kcal (207 kJ)

Calories in Coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams230 kcal (962 kJ)
1 cup, 240 grams552 kcal (2309 kJ)
1 tbsp, 15 grams34 kcal (144 kJ)

Calories in Coconut water (liquid from coconuts)

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams19 kcal (79 kJ)
1 cup, 240 grams46 kcal (190 kJ)
1 tbsp, 15 grams3 kcal (12 kJ)
1 coconut yields 206 grams39 kcal (163 kJ)

Calories in Coconut Oil

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams862 kcal (3607 kJ)
1 tbsp, 13.6 grams117 kcal (491 kJ)
1 cup, 218 grams1879 kcal (7863 kJ)
1 tsp, 4.2 grams39 kcal (162 kJ)

Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference




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