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

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What are the main differences between safflower oil and palm oil?

Palm oil has less vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than safflower oil.
Palm oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 209% higher.
Safflower oil has 2 times more vitamin E than palm oil. Safflower oil has 34.1mg of vitamin E, while palm oil has 15.94mg.
Safflower oil contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, safflower, salad or cooking, high oleic (primary safflower oil of commerce) and Oil, palm types in this comparison.

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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.

Safflower oil

Palm oil

Contains more IronIron

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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.

Safflower oil

Palm oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+113.9%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+50%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	7.541g	49.3g	190%
Vitamin E	34.1mg	15.94mg	121%
Monounsaturated fat	75.221g	37g	96%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.82g	9.3g	23%
Vitamin K	7.1µg	8µg	1%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Iron	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat	0.096g		N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.096g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	12.724g		N/A