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

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Differences between coconut oil and fish oil

Coconut oil contains less vitamin D*, monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA), polyunsaturated fat, omega-3 (EPA) and omega-3 (DPA) than fish oil.
Coconut oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 263% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in fish oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, coconut and Fish oil, sardine.

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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

Fish oil

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

~equal in Magnesium ~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.

Coconut oil

Fish oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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	82.475g	29.892g	239%
Cholesterol	0mg	710mg	237%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.702g	31.867g	201%
Monounsaturated fat	6.332g	33.841g	69%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	332 IU	42%
Vitamin D	0µg	8.3µg	42%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.676g		10%
Calories	892kcal	902kcal	1%
Fats	99.06g	100g	1%
Iron	0.05mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg		1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.019g		1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.1	2.2	N/A
Calcium	1mg	0mg	0%
Zinc	0.02mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat	0.028g		N/A
Choline	0.3mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	10.137g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	10.656g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	1.973g	N/A