Palm oil vs. Butter oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are palm oil and butter oil different?
- Palm oil is richer in vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while butter oil is higher in vitamin A.
- Palm oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 88% more than butter oil.
- Palm oil contains 3 times more polyunsaturated fat than butter oil. Palm oil contains 9.3g of polyunsaturated fat, while butter oil contains 3.694g.
- Palm oil is lower in saturated fat.
Oil, palm and Butter oil, anhydrous types were used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
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 | +469.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 840µg | 93% |
| Vitamin E | 15.94mg | 2.8mg | 88% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 256mg | 85% |
| Saturated fat | 49.3g | 61.924g | 57% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 9.3g | 3.694g | 37% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 37g | 28.732g | 21% |
| Choline | 0.3mg | 22.3mg | 4% |
| Protein | 0g | 0.28g | 1% |
| Fats | 100g | 99.48g | 1% |
| Calories | 884kcal | 876kcal | 0% |
| Calcium | 0mg | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 0mg | 5mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
| Zinc | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 0mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 8µg | 8.6µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0mg | 0.004mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0mg | 0.007mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
0.28 g
Fats:
99.48 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0.24 g
Other:
0 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
~equal in
Fats
~99.48g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Other
~0g
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:
Poly. Fat
9.3 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
61.924 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
28.732 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3.694 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -20.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +28.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +151.8% |
