Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Oils and Sauces
  4. Coconut oil
  5. Compare
  6. Coconut oil vs. Olive

Coconut oil vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between coconut oil and olive

  • The amount of iron, copper, fiber, vitamin E, calcium, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat in olive is higher than in coconut oil.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 405% more than olive.
  • Olive contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, coconut and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

Infographic

Coconut oil vs Olive 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%
Olive
Olive
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +6500%
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%
Olive
Olive
9
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +3333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut oil Olive DV% diff.
Saturated fat 82.475g 1.415g 368%
Fats 99.06g 10.68g 136%
Iron 0.05mg 3.3mg 41%
Calories 892kcal 115kcal 39%
Sodium 0mg 735mg 32%
Copper 0mg 0.251mg 28%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1.65mg 10%
Calcium 1mg 88mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 0.911g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 6.332g 7.888g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Protein 0g 0.84g 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.22mg 2%
Carbs 0g 6.26g 2%
Choline 0.3mg 10.3mg 2%
Manganese 0mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Magnesium 0mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.009mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.06g N/A
Potassium 0mg 8mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.015mg 0%
Trans fat 0.028g 0g N/A
Threonine 0mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.023mg 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
Olive
Olive
4
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +827.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +266533.3%
Contains more OtherOther +145.1%

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
Olive
Olive
2
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24.6%

People also compare

Coconut oil
Coconut oil vs Palm oil
Palm oil
Coconut oil
Coconut oil vs Rice bran oil
Rice bran oil
Coconut oil
Coconut oil vs Olive oil
Olive oil
Olive
Olive vs Lemon
Lemon
Olive
Olive vs Figs
Figs
Olive
Olive vs Garlic
Garlic

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.