coconut meat vs food

coconut meat and food both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coconut meat	Yes	No	No	No
food	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, food is a hypernym of coconut meat; that is, food is a word with a broader meaning than coconut meat:

coconut meat: the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
food: any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

Other hypernyms of coconut meat include solid food.

coconut meat (noun)	food (noun)
the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
	anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
	any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment