Palm oil vs. Peanut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between palm oil and peanut oil?
- Palm oil is higher in vitamin K, yet peanut oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat.
- Palm oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 162% more.
- Palm oil has 11 times more vitamin K than peanut oil. While palm oil has 8µg of vitamin K, peanut oil has only 0.7µg.
- The amount of saturated fat in peanut oil is lower.
We used Oil, palm and Oil, peanut, salad or cooking types 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.
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 KVitamin K | +1042.9% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +200% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Polyunsaturated fat | 9.3g | 32g | 151% |
Saturated fat | 49.3g | 16.9g | 147% |
Monounsaturated fat | 37g | 46.2g | 23% |
Vitamin K | 8µg | 0.7µg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 15.94mg | 15.69mg | 2% |
Calories | 884kcal | 884kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Iron | 0.01mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Choline | 0.3mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side 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:
Poly. Fat
9.3 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
16.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
32 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -65.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +24.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +244.1% |