Apricot kernel oil vs. Coconut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between apricot kernel oil and coconut oil?

Apricot kernel oil is richer than coconut oil in vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Coconut oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 381% more.
Apricot kernel oil has 36 times more vitamin E than coconut oil. While apricot kernel oil has 4mg of vitamin E, coconut oil has only 0.11mg.
The amount of saturated fat in apricot kernel oil is lower.

We used Oil, apricot kernel and Oil, coconut types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Apricot kernel oil

Coconut oil

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Apricot kernel oil

Coconut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+3536.4%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	6.3g	82.475g	346%
Polyunsaturated fat	29.3g	1.702g	184%
Monounsaturated fat	60g	6.332g	134%
Vitamin E	4mg	0.11mg	26%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.676g	10%
Fats	100g	99.06g	1%
Iron	0mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.019g	1%
Calories	884kcal	892kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	14	0.1	N/A
Calcium	0mg	1mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat		0.028g	N/A
Choline		0.3mg	0%