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

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Summary of differences between sesame oil and palm oil

Sesame oil has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat; however, palm oil is higher in vitamin E.
Palm oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 176% more than sesame oil.
Sesame oil has 4 times more polyunsaturated fat than palm oil. While sesame oil has 41.7g of polyunsaturated fat, palm oil has only 9.3g.
Sesame oil has less saturated fat.

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

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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.

Sesame oil

Palm 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.

Sesame oil

Palm oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+70%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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