Unsalted butter vs Cocoa butter
In short
Gram for gram, there are 23% more calories in cocoa butter than in unsalted butter (884 vs 717 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in unsalted butter: vitamin A, cholesterol and vitamin B12. More in cocoa butter: saturated fat, total fat and vitamin K (3.5×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat
0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 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.
- Vitamin A76% vs 0%
684 µg vs 0 µg
- Cholesterollimit72% vs 0%
215 mg vs 0 mg
- Saturated fatlimit252% vs 299%
50.5 g vs 59.7 g
- Total fat104% vs 128%
81.1 g vs 100 g
- Vitamin K6% vs 21%
7 µg vs 24.7 µg
- Vitamin B127% vs 0%
0.17 µg vs 0 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.85 g · 0 g2%·0%
- Carbohydrates0.06 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit11 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Potassium24 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Calcium24 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Iron0.02 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Magnesium2 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Phosphorus24 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Zinc0.09 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Copper0.016 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Manganese0.004 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Selenium1 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin E2.3 mg · 1.8 mg15%·12%
- Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.11 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Folate3 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Choline18.8 mg · 0.3 mg3%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D.
From USDA FoodData Central: Unsalted butter (SR Legacy 173430), Cocoa butter (SR Legacy 171421). 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.