Babassu oil vs. Peanut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between babassu oil and peanut oil?

Babassu oil is richer in vitamin E, yet peanut oil is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Babassu oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 322% higher.
Peanut oil contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, babassu and Oil, peanut, salad or cooking 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

Peanut oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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

Peanut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+21.7%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~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 Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	81.2g	16.9g	292%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	32g	203%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	46.2g	87%
Vitamin E	19.1mg	15.69mg	23%
Vitamin K		0.7µg	1%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	4.6	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.03mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Choline		0.1mg	0%