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Palm oil vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between palm oil and sugar

  • The amount of vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat in palm oil is higher than in sugar.
  • Palm oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 247% more than sugar.
  • Sugar contains less saturated fat.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sugar is 65, while the glycemic index of palm oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, palm and Sugars, granulated.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0.38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Sugar
Sugar
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 319% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0.16%
Sugar
Sugar
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Palm oil Sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 49.3g 0g 224%
Fats 100g 0g 154%
Vitamin E 15.94mg 0mg 106%
Monounsaturated fat 37g 0g 93%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.3g 0g 62%
Carbs 0g 99.98g 33%
Calories 884kcal 387kcal 25%
Vitamin K 8µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0mg 0.007mg 1%
Iron 0.01mg 0.05mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.019mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 99.98g N/A
Calcium 0mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0g 99.8g N/A
Zinc 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 1mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Sugar
Sugar
2
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Other ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Palm oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171015/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.