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Coconut oil vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between coconut oil and spread

  • The amount of vitamin B12, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, choline, vitamin E, and vitamin B3 in spread is higher than in coconut oil.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 382% more than spread.
  • Spread contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, coconut and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1480%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5000%
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%
Spread
12
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1481.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +20666.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut oil Spread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 82.475g 5.977g 348%
Fats 99.06g 17.34g 126%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 0mg 1013mg 44%
Calories 892kcal 235kcal 33%
Selenium 0µg 9.7µg 18%
Protein 0g 7.66g 15%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.172mg 14%
Copper 0mg 0.13mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Choline 0.3mg 62.3mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.73mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1.74mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.134mg 10%
Zinc 0.02mg 1.02mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Iron 0.05mg 0.79mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.43mg 9%
Phosphorus 0mg 59mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 2.565g 6%
Carbs 0g 11.94g 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Monounsaturated fat 6.332g 7.584g 3%
Potassium 0mg 110mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Magnesium 0mg 8mg 2%
Calcium 1mg 12mg 1%
Manganese 0mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1.6µg 1%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 0g 11.74g N/A
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.279mg 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
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +471.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +200833.3%
Contains more OtherOther +205.5%

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
Spread
3
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.7%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.