Cottonseed oil vs. Palm kernel oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between cottonseed oil and palm kernel oil
- Palm kernel oil has less vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
- Palm kernel oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 278% more than cottonseed oil.
- Palm kernel oil contains 32 times less polyunsaturated fat than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil contains 51.9g of polyunsaturated fat, while palm kernel oil contains 1.6g.
- Cottonseed oil has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking 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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +826.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Polyunsaturated fat | 51.9g | 1.6g | 335% |
Saturated fat | 25.9g | 81.5g | 253% |
Vitamin E | 35.3mg | 3.81mg | 210% |
Monounsaturated fat | 17.8g | 11.4g | 16% |
Calories | 884kcal | 862kcal | 1% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Vitamin K | 24.7µg | 24.7µg | 0% |
Choline | 0.2mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
25.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
17.8 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
51.9 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
81.5 g
Monounsaturated fat:
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11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
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1.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -68.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +56.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3143.8% |