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

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

Cocoa butter is richer in vitamin K, yet sunflower oil is richer in vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Sunflower oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 262% higher.
Cocoa butter has 5 times more saturated fat than sunflower oil. Cocoa butter has 59.7g of saturated fat, while sunflower oil has 13g.

We used Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) 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

Sunflower oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

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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

Sunflower oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+357.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+2182.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	1.8mg	41.08mg	262%
Polyunsaturated fat	3g	36.4g	223%
Saturated fat	59.7g	13g	212%
Monounsaturated fat	32.9g	46.2g	33%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	5.4µg	16%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
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%