Sesame oil vs. Babassu oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between sesame oil and babassu oil
- Sesame oil has more polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat; however, babassu oil has more vitamin E.
- Babassu oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 335% more.
- Sesame oil has 26 times more polyunsaturated fat than babassu oil. Sesame oil has 41.7g of polyunsaturated fat, while babassu oil has 1.6g.
- Sesame oil is lower in saturated fat.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, sesame, salad or cooking and Oil, babassu.
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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 | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1264.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Saturated fat | 14.2g | 81.2g | 305% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 41.7g | 1.6g | 267% |
Vitamin E | 1.4mg | 19.1mg | 118% |
Monounsaturated fat | 39.7g | 11.4g | 71% |
Vitamin K | 13.6µg | 11% | |
Calories | 884kcal | 884kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Choline | 0.2mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
14.2 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
39.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
41.7 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
81.2 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -82.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +248.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2506.3% |