Babassu oil vs. Coconut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between babassu oil and coconut oil

Coconut oil contains less vitamin E and monounsaturated fat than babassu oil.
Babassu oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 127% higher.
Coconut oil contains 2 times less monounsaturated fat than babassu oil. Babassu oil contains 11.4g of monounsaturated fat, while coconut oil contains 6.332g.
The amount of saturated fat in babassu oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, babassu and Oil, coconut.

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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

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.

Babassu oil

Coconut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+17263.6%

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.
Vitamin E	19.1mg	0.11mg	127%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	6.332g	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.676g	10%
Saturated fat	81.2g	82.475g	6%
Fats	100g	99.06g	1%
Iron	0mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	1.702g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.019g	1%
Calories	884kcal	892kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	0.1	N/A
Calcium	0mg	1mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat		0.028g	N/A
Choline		0.3mg	0%