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Cocoa butter vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cocoa butter and spread?

  • Cocoa butter is richer in fats, vitamin K, and monounsaturated fat, yet spread is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
  • Cocoa butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 287% higher.
  • Cocoa butter has 6 times more fats than spread. Cocoa butter has 100g of fats, while spread has 17.1g.
  • Spread contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, cocoa butter and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
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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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 36% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 62% 0%
Spread
Spread
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100.8%
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~equal in Vitamin E ~1.7mg
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa butter Spread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 59.7g 2.22g 261%
Fats 100g 17.1g 128%
Monounsaturated fat 32.9g 7.6g 63%
Calories 884kcal 158kcal 36%
Sodium 0mg 755mg 33%
Vitamin K 24.7µg 12.3µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 3g 3.98g 7%
Vitamin E 1.8mg 1.7mg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 11g 63g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.6 5.2 N/A
Potassium 0mg 12mg 0%
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Spread
Spread
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +484.8%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
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Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 34% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 59.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3 g
Spread
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +332.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cocoa butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171421/nutrients
  2. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.