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

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A recap on the differences between cottonseed oil and palm kernel oil

Palm kernel oil has less vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Palm kernel oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 278% more than cottonseed oil.
Palm kernel oil contains 32 times less polyunsaturated fat than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil contains 51.9g of polyunsaturated fat, while palm kernel oil contains 1.6g.
Cottonseed oil has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, cottonseed, 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.

Cottonseed oil

Palm kernel oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

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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.

Cottonseed oil

Palm kernel oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+826.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~24.7µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	51.9g	1.6g	335%
Saturated fat	25.9g	81.5g	253%
Vitamin E	35.3mg	3.81mg	210%
Monounsaturated fat	17.8g	11.4g	16%
Calories	884kcal	862kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	12g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	0.16	N/A
Vitamin K	24.7µg	24.7µg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%