Babassu oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between babassu oil and lard?

Babassu oil is richer in vitamin E, yet lard is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Babassu oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 210% higher.
Babassu oil has 32 times more vitamin E than lard. Babassu oil has 19.1mg of vitamin E, while lard has 0.6mg.
Lard contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, babassu and Lard types in this comparison.

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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.

Babassu oil

Lard

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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.

Babassu oil

Lard

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+3083.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	81.2g	39.2g	191%
Vitamin E	19.1mg	0.6mg	123%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	45.1g	84%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	11.2g	64%
Cholesterol	0mg	95mg	32%
Vitamin D*		102 IU	13%
Vitamin D		2.5µg	13%
Choline		49.7mg	9%
Calories	884kcal	902kcal	1%
Zinc	0mg	0.11mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	1.4	N/A
Selenium	0µg	0.2µg	0%