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

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Significant differences between sunflower oil and palm oil

The amount of vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat in sunflower oil is higher than in palm oil.
Palm oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 182% more than sunflower oil.
Palm oil has 4 times less polyunsaturated fat than sunflower oil. Sunflower oil has 36.4g of polyunsaturated fat, while palm oil has 9.3g.
Sunflower oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Oil, palm.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sunflower oil

Palm oil

Contains more IronIron

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Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sunflower oil

Palm oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+157.7%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+48.1%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	36.4g	9.3g	181%
Vitamin E	41.08mg	15.94mg	168%
Saturated fat	13g	49.3g	165%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	37g	23%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	8µg	2%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	0.94	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Choline		0.3mg	0%