Coconut oil vs olive oil
In short
One serving each: 125 calories in coconut oil (1 tablespoon, 14 g), 126 calories in olive oil (1 tablespoon, 14 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in coconut oil: saturated fat (5.3×). More in olive oil: vitamin E. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 tablespoon (14 g) · 0 g protein · 0.12 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 13.9 g fat
1 tablespoon (14 g) · 0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 14 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit58% vs 11%
11.6 g vs 2.2 g
- Vitamin E<1% vs 19%
0.015 mg vs 2.9 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Total fat13.9 g · 14 g18%·18%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates0.12 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit0 mg · 0.28 mg0%·<1%
- Potassium0 mg · 0.14 mg0%·<1%
- Calcium0.14 mg · 0.14 mg<1%·<1%
- Iron0.007 mg · 0.078 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Phosphorus0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Zinc0.003 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%
- Vitamin K0.084 µg · 3.6 µg<1%·3%
- 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%
- Choline0.042 mg · 0.042 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.