Peanut oil vs. Palm kernel oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between peanut oil and palm kernel oil
- Peanut oil has more vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, palm kernel oil is higher in vitamin K.
- Palm kernel oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 323% more than peanut oil.
- Palm kernel oil contains 20 times less polyunsaturated fat than peanut oil. Peanut oil contains 32g of polyunsaturated fat, while palm kernel oil contains 1.6g.
- Peanut oil has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Vegetable oil, palm 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 | +311.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +3428.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Saturated fat | 16.9g | 81.5g | 294% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 32g | 1.6g | 203% |
Monounsaturated fat | 46.2g | 11.4g | 87% |
Vitamin E | 15.69mg | 3.81mg | 79% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 24.7µg | 20% |
Calories | 884kcal | 862kcal | 1% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Iron | 0.03mg | 0mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0mg | 0% |
Choline | 0.1mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
16.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
32 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
81.5 g
Monounsaturated fat:
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11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
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1.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -79.3% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +305.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1900% |