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

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How are cocoa butter and coconut oil different?

Cocoa butter is higher than coconut oil in vitamin K, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Coconut oil covers your daily need for saturated fat 114% more than cocoa butter.
Cocoa butter contains 41 times more vitamin K than coconut oil. Cocoa butter contains 24.7µg of vitamin K, while coconut oil contains 0.6µg.
Cocoa butter is lower in saturated fat.

Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, coconut types were used 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.

Cocoa butter

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.

Cocoa butter

Coconut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1536.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4016.7%

~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	59.7g	82.475g	104%
Monounsaturated fat	32.9g	6.332g	66%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	0.6µg	20%
Vitamin E	1.8mg	0.11mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.676g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	3g	1.702g	9%
Fats	100g	99.06g	1%
Iron	0mg	0.05mg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.019g	1%
Calories	884kcal	892kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.6	0.1	N/A
Calcium	0mg	1mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat		0.028g	N/A
Choline	0.3mg	0.3mg	0%