Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Babassu oil vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between babassu oil and flour

  • Babassu oil has more vitamin E; however, flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Babassu oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 405% more than flour.
  • Flour contains 318 times less vitamin E than babassu oil. Babassu oil contains 19.1mg of vitamin E, while flour contains 0.06mg.
  • Flour has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of flour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, babassu and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

Infographic

Babassu oil vs Flour infographic
Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Flour
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 382% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Flour
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +31733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Babassu oil Flour DV% diff.
Saturated fat 81.2g 0.155g 368%
Fats 100g 0.98g 152%
Vitamin E 19.1mg 0.06mg 127%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.785mg 65%
Selenium 0µg 33.9µg 62%
Iron 0mg 4.64mg 58%
Folate 0µg 183µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.494mg 38%
Vitamin B3 0mg 5.904mg 37%
Manganese 0.682mg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 11.4g 0.087g 28%
Calories 884kcal 364kcal 26%
Carbs 0g 76.31g 25%
Protein 0g 10.33g 21%
Copper 0.144mg 16%
Phosphorus 0mg 108mg 15%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.438mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.6g 0.413g 8%
Zinc 0mg 0.7mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 22mg 5%
Potassium 0mg 107mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.044mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 15mg 2%
Net carbs 0g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Flour
4
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +10104.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 12% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 81.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 g
Flour
1
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13003.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +287.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

People also compare

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Babassu oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171428/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.