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

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

Cocoa butter has less vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than vegetable oil.
Cocoa butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 227% higher.
Vegetable oil contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive 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

Vegetable oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~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

Vegetable oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+17.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+721.1%

~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	14.367g	206%
Polyunsaturated fat	3g	33.033g	200%
Vitamin E	1.8mg	14.78mg	87%
Monounsaturated fat	32.9g	48.033g	38%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	21µg	3%
Iron	0mg	0.13mg	2%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.6	5.6	N/A
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Choline	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%