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Coconut oil vs. Olive oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between coconut oil and olive oil

  • The amount of vitamin E, vitamin K, iron, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat in olive oil is higher than in coconut oil.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 343% more than olive oil.
  • Olive oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, coconut and Oil, olive, salad or cooking.

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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% 0.3% 0.09% 21% 0% 0% 0% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1020%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Calcium ~1mg
~equal in Copper ~0mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~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.
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% 0% 287% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 151% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12945.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9933.3%
~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
~equal in Choline ~0.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut oil Olive oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 82.475g 13.808g 312%
Monounsaturated fat 6.332g 72.961g 167%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 14.35mg 95%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 10.523g 59%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 60.2µg 50%
Iron 0.05mg 0.56mg 6%
Fats 99.06g 100g 1%
Calories 892kcal 884kcal 0%
Calcium 1mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 1mg 0%
Zinc 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0.3mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~100g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
14% 75% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.808 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 72.961 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.523 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1052.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +518.3%

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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. Olive oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171413/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.