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Coconut oil vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coconut oil and butterscotch?

  • Coconut oil is richer than butterscotch in polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat.
  • Coconut oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 402% more.
  • Coconut oil has 14 times more polyunsaturated fat than butterscotch. While coconut oil has 1.702g of polyunsaturated fat, butterscotch has only 0.122g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in butterscotch is lower.
  • The glycemic index of coconut oil is lower.

We used Oil, coconut and Candies, butterscotch types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

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% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut oil Butterscotch DV% diff.
Saturated fat 82.475g 2.065g 366%
Fats 99.06g 3.3g 147%
Carbs 0g 90.4g 30%
Calories 892kcal 391kcal 25%
Sodium 0mg 391mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.332g 0.845g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 0.122g 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Iron 0.05mg 0.01mg 1%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.09mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.016mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.03g 0%
Net carbs 0g 90.4g N/A
Calcium 1mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0g 80.46g N/A
Copper 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0.8mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.676g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more FatsFats +2901.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +17400%
Contains more OtherOther +12.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
91% 7% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 82.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.332 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.702 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +649.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1295.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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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. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.