Babassu oil vs. Cocoa butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between babassu oil and cocoa butter

Babassu oil has more vitamin E; however, cocoa butter is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Babassu oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 115% more than cocoa butter.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, babassu and Oil, cocoa butter.

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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.

Babassu oil

Cocoa butter

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~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.

Babassu oil

Cocoa butter

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+961.1%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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.
Vitamin E	19.1mg	1.8mg	115%
Saturated fat	81.2g	59.7g	98%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	32.9g	54%
Vitamin K		24.7µg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	3g	9%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	0.6	N/A
Choline		0.3mg	0%