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

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How are cocoa butter and corn oil different?

Cocoa butter is higher in vitamin K and monounsaturated fat; however, corn oil is richer in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cocoa butter is 234% higher.
Cocoa butter contains 13 times more vitamin K than corn oil. While cocoa butter contains 24.7µg of vitamin K, corn oil contains only 1.9µg.
Corn oil has less saturated fat.

Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking are the varieties 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

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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

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1200%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+694.4%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3g	54.677g	345%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Saturated fat	59.7g	12.948g	213%
Vitamin E	1.8mg	14.3mg	83%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	1.9µg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	32.9g	27.576g	13%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.6	6.4	N/A
Choline	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%