Corn oil vs. Palm kernel oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between corn oil and palm kernel oil

Corn oil has more vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while palm kernel oil has more vitamin K.
Palm kernel oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 343% higher.
Palm kernel oil contains 34 times less polyunsaturated fat than corn oil. Corn oil contains 54.677g of polyunsaturated fat, while palm kernel oil contains 1.6g.
The amount of saturated fat in corn oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Vegetable oil, palm kernel.

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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.

Corn oil

Palm kernel oil

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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.

Corn oil

Palm kernel oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+275.3%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	1.6g	354%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	53.23g		313%
Saturated fat	12.948g	81.5g	312%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.161g		73%
Vitamin E	14.3mg	3.81mg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	11.4g	40%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	24.7µg	19%
Calories	900kcal	862kcal	2%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	12g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	0.16	N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%