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

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A recap on the differences between walnut oil and coconut oil

Walnut oil is higher than coconut oil in vitamin K, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Coconut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 367% more than walnut oil.
Walnut oil contains 37 times more polyunsaturated fat than coconut oil. While walnut oil contains 63.3g of polyunsaturated fat, coconut oil contains only 1.702g.
The amount of saturated fat in walnut oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, walnut and Oil, coconut.

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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.

Walnut oil

Coconut oil

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

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~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.

Walnut oil

Coconut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+263.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%

~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

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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	63.3g	1.702g	411%
Saturated fat	9.1g	82.475g	334%
Monounsaturated fat	22.8g	6.332g	41%
Vitamin K	15µg	0.6µg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.676g	10%
Vitamin E	0.4mg	0.11mg	2%
Fats	100g	99.06g	1%
Iron	0mg	0.05mg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.019g	1%
Calories	884kcal	892kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	9.5	0.1	N/A
Calcium	0mg	1mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat		0.028g	N/A
Choline	0.4mg	0.3mg	0%