Palm oil vs. Apricot kernel oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between palm oil and apricot kernel oil
- Palm oil has more vitamin E; however, apricot kernel oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
- Palm oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 215% more than apricot kernel oil.
- Apricot kernel oil contains 4 times less vitamin E than palm oil. Palm oil contains 15.94mg of vitamin E, while apricot kernel oil contains 4mg.
- Apricot kernel oil has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Oil, palm and Oil, apricot 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 | +298.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Saturated fat | 49.3g | 6.3g | 195% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 9.3g | 29.3g | 133% |
Vitamin E | 15.94mg | 4mg | 80% |
Monounsaturated fat | 37g | 60g | 58% |
Vitamin K | 8µg | 7% | |
Calories | 884kcal | 884kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Iron | 0.01mg | 0mg | 0% |
Choline | 0.3mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
49.3 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
37 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
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9.3 g
Saturated fat:
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6.3 g
Monounsaturated fat:
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60 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
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29.3 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +62.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +215.1% |