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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, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0.27% 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% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
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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% 314% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.8% 0% 0.05%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14163.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut oil Coconut oil 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~99.06g
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Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 49% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 32 g
91% 7% 2%
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%

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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. Peanut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171410/nutrients
  2. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/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.