Table salt vs. Palm oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between table salt and palm oil
- Table salt has less vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
- Palm oil is lower in sodium.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Salt, table 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +3200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 38758mg | 0mg | 1685% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 49.3g | 224% |
Fats | 0g | 100g | 154% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 15.94mg | 106% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 37g | 93% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 9.3g | 62% |
Calories | 0kcal | 884kcal | 44% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 8µg | 7% |
Iron | 0.33mg | 0.01mg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.1mg | 4% | |
Copper | 0.03mg | 0mg | 3% |
Calcium | 24mg | 0mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.1mg | 0mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Potassium | 8mg | 0mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Choline | 0mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Water:
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99.8 g
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Fats:
100 g
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Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
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