Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
half and half
versus
coconut oil
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in half and half and coconut oil:
Both half and half and coconut oil are high in calories. Coconut oil has 581% more calories than half and half - half and half has 131 calories per 100 grams and coconut oil has 892 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, half and half is heavier in protein, heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to coconut oil per calorie. Half and half has a macronutrient ratio of 10:12:78 and for coconut oil, 0:0:100 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Half and Half | Coconut Oil | |
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Protein | 10% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 12% | ~ |
Fat | 78% | 100% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both half and half and coconut oil are low in carbohydrates - half and half has 4.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Coconut oil has less sugar than half and half - half and half has 4.1g of sugar per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half has more protein than coconut oil - half and half has 3.1g of protein per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Both half and half and coconut oil are high in saturated fat. Coconut oil has 10 times more saturated fat than half and half - half and half has 7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and coconut oil has 82.5g of saturated fat.
Both half and half and coconut oil are low in trans fat - half and half has 0.46g of trans fat per 100 grams and coconut oil has 0.03g of trans fat.
Coconut oil has less cholesterol than half and half - half and half has 35mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half has more Vitamin C than coconut oil - half and half has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half has signficantly more Vitamin A than coconut oil - half and half has 97ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half and coconut oil contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - half and half has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half and coconut oil contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - half and half has 0.25mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and coconut oil has 0.11mg of Vitamin E.
Half and half and coconut oil contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - half and half has 1.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and coconut oil has 0.6ug of Vitamin K.
Half and half has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Half and Half | Coconut Oil | |
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Thiamin | 0.03 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.194 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.109 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.539 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.05 MG | ~ |
Folate | 3 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 0.19 UG | ~ |
Half and half is an excellent source of calcium and it has 106 times more calcium than coconut oil - half and half has 107mg of calcium per 100 grams and coconut oil has 1mg of calcium.
Half and half and coconut oil contain similar amounts of iron - half and half has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and coconut oil has 0.05mg of iron.
Half and half has more potassium than coconut oil - half and half has 132mg of potassium per 100 grams and coconut oil does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, half and half has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than coconut oil per 100 grams.
Half and Half | Coconut Oil | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.041 G | 0.019 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.006 G | ~ |
Total | 0.05 G | 0.019 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, coconut oil has more linoleic acid than half and half per 100 grams.
Half and Half | Coconut Oil | |
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other omega 6 | 0.015 G | 0.076 G |
linoleic acid | 0.466 G | 1.683 G |
Total | 0.481 G | 1.759 G |
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: Half and Half (Cream, fluid, half and half) and Coconut Oil (Oil, coconut) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||