Palm oil vs. Sesame oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between palm oil and sesame oil

Palm oil has more vitamin E; however, sesame oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Palm oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 176% more than sesame oil.
Palm oil has 11 times more vitamin E than sesame oil. While palm oil has 15.94mg of vitamin E, sesame oil has only 1.4mg.
Sesame oil has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, palm and Oil, sesame, salad or cooking.

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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.

Palm oil

Sesame oil

Contains more IronIron

+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

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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.

Palm oil

Sesame oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1038.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+50%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+70%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

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~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.3g	41.7g	216%
Saturated fat	49.3g	14.2g	160%
Vitamin E	15.94mg	1.4mg	97%
Monounsaturated fat	37g	39.7g	7%
Vitamin K	8µg	13.6µg	5%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Iron	0.01mg	0mg	0%
Choline	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%