Cocoa butter vs Salted butter

Cocoa butterSalted butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 23% more calories in cocoa butter than in salted butter (884 vs 717 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cocoa butter: saturated fat, total fat and vitamin K (3.5×). More in salted butter: vitamin A, cholesterol, sodium and vitamin B12. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cocoa butter884 cal

0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat

Salted butter717 cal

0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Vitamin A0% vs 76%

    0 µg vs 684 µg

  • Cholesterollimit0% vs 72%

    0 mg vs 215 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit299% vs 257%

    59.7 g vs 51.4 g

  • Sodiumlimit0% vs 28%

    0 mg vs 643 mg

  • Total fat128% vs 104%

    100 g vs 81.1 g

  • Vitamin K21% vs 6%

    24.7 µg vs 7 µg

  • Vitamin B120% vs 7%

    0 µg vs 0.17 µg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Protein0 g · 0.85 g0%·2%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.06 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium0 mg · 24 mg0%·1%
  • Calcium0 mg · 24 mg0%·2%
  • Iron0 mg · 0.02 mg0%·<1%
  • Magnesium0 mg · 2 mg0%·<1%
  • Phosphorus0 mg · 24 mg0%·2%
  • Zinc0 mg · 0.09 mg0%·1%
  • Copper0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Manganese0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Selenium0 µg · 1 µg0%·2%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E1.8 mg · 2.3 mg12%·15%
  • Thiamin (B1)0 mg · 0.005 mg0%·<1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0.034 mg0%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0 mg · 0.042 mg0%·<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0 mg · 0.11 mg0%·2%
  • Vitamin B60 mg · 0.003 mg0%·<1%
  • Folate0 µg · 3 µg0%·1%
  • Choline0.3 mg · 18.8 mg<1%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D.

From USDA FoodData Central: Cocoa butter (SR Legacy 171421), Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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