Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
coconut oil
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in coconut oil and almond extract:
Coconut oil is high in calories and almond extract has 94% less calories than coconut oil - coconut oil has 892 calories per 100 grams and almond extract has 56 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, coconut oil is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to almond extract for protein. Coconut oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Coconut Oil | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 100% |
| Fat | 100% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Coconut oil has less carbohydrates than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Coconut oil has signficantly less sugar than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract and coconut oil contain similar amounts of protein - almond extract has 0.03g of protein per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Coconut oil is high in saturated fat and almond extract has less saturated fat than coconut oil - coconut oil has 82.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Both coconut oil and almond extract are low in trans fat - coconut oil has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Coconut oil and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - coconut oil has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Coconut oil and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - coconut oil has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has more riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6.
| Coconut Oil | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.008 MG |
Coconut oil and almond extract contain similar amounts of calcium - coconut oil has 1mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond extract has 3mg of calcium.
Coconut oil and almond extract contain similar amounts of iron - coconut oil has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.05mg of iron.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Coconut Oil (Oil, coconut) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
Coconut Oil g
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Almond Extract g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | sodium | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||