Butter vs. Coconut milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between butter and coconut milk

Butter has more fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, coconut milk has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, and selenium.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 147% more.
Coconut milk is lower in cholesterol.
Coconut milk has a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Butter, without salt and Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water).

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Butter

Coconut milk

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+995.8%
Contains more IronIron	+8100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1562.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+644.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+316.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+520%

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.

Butter

Coconut milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1446.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+6900%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1709.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1000%
Contains more FolateFolate	+433.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	21.14g	133%
Fats	81.11g	23.84g	88%
Vitamin A	684µg	0µg	76%
Cholesterol	215mg	0mg	72%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	1.014g	56%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.916mg	40%
Copper	0.016mg	0.266mg	28%
Calories	717kcal	230kcal	24%
Iron	0.02mg	1.64mg	20%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.261g	18%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.15mg	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Phosphorus	24mg	100mg	11%
Fiber	0g	2.2g	9%
Selenium	1µg	6.2µg	9%
Magnesium	2mg	37mg	8%
Potassium	24mg	263mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.1µg	6%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.67mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.76mg	4%
Protein	0.85g	2.29g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.8mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0mg	3%
Folate	3µg	16µg	3%
Carbs	0.06g	5.54g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.026mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.033mg	2%
Choline	18.8mg	8.5mg	2%
Calcium	24mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.183mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	14g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.06	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	3.34g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	3.34g	N/A
Sodium	11mg	15mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.083mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.09mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.17mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.101mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.116mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.053mg	0%