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

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What are the main differences between cocoa butter and palm oil?

Cocoa butter is richer in vitamin K, yet palm oil is richer in vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Palm oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 94% higher.
Cocoa butter has 3 times more vitamin K than palm oil. Cocoa butter has 24.7µg of vitamin K, while palm oil has 8µg.
Palm oil contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, palm types in this comparison.

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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

Palm oil

Contains more IronIron

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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

Palm oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+208.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+785.6%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	1.8mg	15.94mg	94%
Saturated fat	59.7g	49.3g	47%
Polyunsaturated fat	3g	9.3g	42%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	8µg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	32.9g	37g	10%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.6	0.94	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Choline	0.3mg	0.3mg	0%