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Almond oil vs. Palm kernel oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between almond oil and palm kernel oil

  • Almond oil has more vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, palm kernel oil has more vitamin K.
  • Palm kernel oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 367% more.
  • Almond oil has 11 times more polyunsaturated fat than palm kernel oil. Almond oil has 17.4g of polyunsaturated fat, while palm kernel oil has 1.6g.
  • Almond oil is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, almond and Vegetable oil, palm kernel.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 784% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0.22%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 76% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 62% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +928.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +252.9%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almond oil Palm kernel oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.2g 81.5g 333%
Vitamin E 39.2mg 3.81mg 236%
Monounsaturated fat 69.9g 11.4g 146%
Polyunsaturated fat 17.4g 1.6g 105%
Vitamin K 7µg 24.7µg 15%
Calories 884kcal 862kcal 1%
Fats 100g 100g 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0.2mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 73% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 69.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 17.4 g
86% 12% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 81.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +513.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +987.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Almond oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171031/nutrients
  2. Palm kernel oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171422/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.