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

Coconut oil vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between coconut oil and honey

  • Honey has less polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat than coconut oil.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 412% more than honey.
  • Honey has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of honey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, coconut and Honey.

Infographic

Coconut oil vs Honey 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% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Honey
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +740%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
Honey
7
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +633.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut oil Honey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 82.475g 0g 375%
Fats 99.06g 0g 152%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Calories 892kcal 304kcal 29%
Carbs 0g 82.4g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 6.332g 0g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 0g 11%
Iron 0.05mg 0.42mg 5%
Copper 0mg 0.036mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.038mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.08mg 3%
Potassium 0mg 52mg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.024mg 2%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Protein 0g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.121mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.068mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Phosphorus 0mg 4mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Calcium 1mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 82.2g N/A
Magnesium 0mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0g 82.12g N/A
Sodium 0mg 4mg 0%
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.001mg 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
Honey
3
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +355%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +56900%

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. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/nutrients
  2. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.