Cocoa butter vs. Safflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cocoa butter and safflower oil

Cocoa butter has more vitamin K; however, safflower oil is richer in vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Cocoa butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 261% more.
Cocoa butter contains 3 times more vitamin K than safflower oil. Cocoa butter contains 24.7µg of vitamin K, while safflower oil contains 7.1µg.
Safflower oil contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, safflower, salad or cooking, high oleic (primary safflower oil of commerce).

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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.

Cocoa butter

Safflower oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Cocoa butter

Safflower oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+247.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+50%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+1794.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	59.7g	7.541g	237%
Vitamin E	1.8mg	34.1mg	215%
Monounsaturated fat	32.9g	75.221g	106%
Polyunsaturated fat	3g	12.82g	65%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	7.1µg	15%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Trans fat		0.096g	N/A
Choline	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.096g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		12.724g	N/A