Coconut oil vs olive oil
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 895 in 100 g of coconut oil, 900 of olive oil. Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in coconut oil: saturated fat (5.3×). More in olive oil: vitamin E and vitamin K. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0 g protein · 0.84 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 99.1 g fat
0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit82.5 g · 15.5 g413%78%
- Vitamin E0.11 mg · 20.9 mg1%139%
- Vitamin K0.6 µg · 26 µg1%22%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Total fat99.1 g · 100 g127%·128%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates0.84 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit0 mg · 2 mg0%·<1%
- Potassium0 mg · 1 mg0%·<1%
- Calcium1 mg · 1 mg<1%·<1%
- Iron0.05 mg · 0.56 mg<1%·3%
- Magnesium0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Phosphorus0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Zinc0.02 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Copper0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Selenium0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin B60 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Folate0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline0.3 mg · 0.3 mg<1%·<1%
From USDA FoodData Central: Coconut oil (Survey (FNDDS) 2710182), Olive oil (Survey (FNDDS) 2710186). 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.