Coconut oil vs. Babassu oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between coconut oil and babassu oil

Coconut oil contains less vitamin E and monounsaturated fat than babassu oil.
Babassu oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 127% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, coconut and Oil, babassu.

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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.

Coconut oil

Babassu oil

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

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~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.

Coconut oil

Babassu oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+17263.6%

~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

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	0.11mg	19.1mg	127%
Monounsaturated fat	6.332g	11.4g	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.676g		10%
Saturated fat	82.475g	81.2g	6%
Fats	99.06g	100g	1%
Iron	0.05mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.702g	1.6g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.019g		1%
Calories	892kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.1	0.16	N/A
Calcium	1mg	0mg	0%
Zinc	0.02mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat	0.028g		N/A
Choline	0.3mg		0%