Peanut oil vs. Coconut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are peanut oil and coconut oil different?
- Peanut oil has more vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than coconut oil.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut oil is 328% higher.
- Peanut oil contains 143 times more vitamin E than coconut oil. While peanut oil contains 15.69mg of vitamin E, coconut oil contains only 0.11mg.
- Peanut oil has less saturated fat.
Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Oil, coconut are the varieties used 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +66.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +100% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +14163.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +16.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +200% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 16.9g | 82.475g | 298% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 32g | 1.702g | 202% |
Vitamin E | 15.69mg | 0.11mg | 104% |
Monounsaturated fat | 46.2g | 6.332g | 100% |
Fats | 100g | 99.06g | 1% |
Calories | 884kcal | 892kcal | 0% |
Calcium | 0mg | 1mg | 0% |
Iron | 0.03mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 0.6µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.028g | N/A | |
Choline | 0.1mg | 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
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
99.06 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0.03 g
Other:
0.91 g
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
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Protein
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Fats
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
16.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
32 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
82.475 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
6.332 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.702 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -79.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +629.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1780.1% |